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Denn wenn Chloe Olivia mag ...

Denn wenn Chloe Olivia mag ...

Marilin Brun, Mara Züst

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Softcover, 10.5 × 14.6 cm, full colour + 4 spot colours, 160 pages
Language: Deutsch, edition: 500, design: Astrid Seme, 2022

Awards: Most Beautiful Books Austria and Shortlist Best Book Design from all over the World by Stiftung Buchkunst

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1929 erschien Virginia Woolfs «A Room of One’s Own», ein Essay, der die Frage stellt, was wäre, wenn Frauen genug Geld und ein Zimmer für sich alleine zum Schreiben hätten. Zur gleichen Zeit wurde diese Frage in Variation innerhalb der Bildenden Kunst aktuell: Was malen Frauen, wenn sie «Raum» für sich und ihr künstlerisches Schaffen haben? Die späten 1920er-Jahre sind eine Zeit der «Frauenausstellungen», international, mit Beispielen in Wien, Zagreb, Paris oder Buenos Aires – und auch in der Schweiz.

Es ist eine Zeit des Aufbruchs, der Möglichkeiten, in der man selbstbewusst Raum für sich proklamiert – ein Umstand, dem angesichts von Weltwirtschaftskrise und Zweitem Weltkrieg bald ein Ende gesetzt wurde. Als wichtigste «Frauenausstellung» für die Schweiz ist die SAFFA 1928, die Schweizer Ausstellung für Frauenarbeit, zu nennen. Diese brachte sowohl eine Ausstellung mit Künstlerinnen auf dem Areal der SAFFA sowie eine historisch ausgerichtete Ausstellung im Kunstmuseum Bern hervor, dazu einen der frühesten Texte einer Schweizer (feministischen) Kunstgeschichte, geschrieben von Doris Wild. Denn wenn Chloe Olivia mag … nimmt diese Fäden auf und verwebt sie zu einem Essay, der sich Fragen rund um das Künstlerinnendasein, der politischen Situation der SAFFA 1928 und Überlegungen zur Selbstdarstellung von Künstlerinnen widmet.

Teil der Publikation ist eine Liste der an der SAFFA beteiligten Künstlerinnen und eine Sammlung ihrer Selbstporträts, fotografiert von Mirjam Wirz. Die beiden Autorinnen erweisen sich auf ihrer Suche nach den Künstlerinnen der SAFFA als Spurenleserinnen, denn „wie sucht man vernachlässigte Geschichte, wie finden wir sie? […] Was nicht archiviert wurde – zu viel Aufwand, nicht wichtig genug? –, kann nicht recherchiert werden.“

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In 1929, Virginia Woolf’s A Room of One’s Own was published, an essay that poses the question: what would happen if women had enough money and a room of their own to write? Around the same time, a variation of this question gained relevance in the visual arts: what do women paint when they have “space” for themselves and their creative pursuits? The late 1920s were a time of “women’s exhibitions” on an international scale, with examples in Vienna, Zagreb, Paris, and Buenos Aires – and also in Switzerland. It was an era of progress and opportunity, where women confidently claimed space for themselves – a period that would soon come to an end with the onset of the Great Depression and the Second World War.

The most significant “women’s exhibition” in Switzerland was the SAFFA 1928, the Swiss Exhibition for Women’s Work. This event included both an exhibition of female artists on the SAFFA grounds and a historically oriented exhibition at the Kunstmuseum Bern. It also produced one of the earliest texts on Swiss (feminist) art history, written by Doris Wild. Denn wenn Chloe Olivia mag… picks up these threads and weaves them into an essay that explores questions about the existence of female artists, the political context of SAFFA 1928, and reflections on women artists’ self-representation.

The publication includes a list of the artists who participated in the SAFFA and a collection of their self-portraits, photographed by Mirjam Wirz. The two authors, in their search for the SAFFA artists, act as detectives, asking, “How do you uncover neglected history? How do we find it? […] What wasn’t archived – too much effort, not deemed important enough? – cannot be researched.”

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About — Mark Pezinger Books is a Vienna-based publishing house specializing in artists' books. Established in 2010, it is managed by graphic designer Astrid Seme and artist Thomas Geiger.

Under the design leadership of graphic designer Astrid Seme and the editorial guidance of artist Thomas Geiger, our collaborations thrive on the synergy between artists, designers, editors/publishers, and institutions. At the core of our work is a dedication to experimental approaches that transform ideas into tangible publications.

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