Margot Pilz
1936 - present; Austrian; Performance Artist, Photographer, Printmaker, Video Artist
About Margot Pilz
Born 1936. Margot Pilz is an Austrian visual artist, photographer, multimedia artist, conceptual artist, video artist and performance artist.
Exhibitions 1981: Erweiterte Fotografie, Secession, Vienna 1984: Orwell und die Gegenwart, Belvedere 21/Museum des 20. Jahrhunderts, Vienna 1984: 4th Dimension, Dryphoto, Prado, Florence 1985: Identitätsbilder, Secession, Vienna 1985: The White Cell Project, Fotogalerie Wien, Vienna 1987: Le temps d'un movement, Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, Paris, France 1988: Computerkunst 88, Museum der Stadt Gladbeck, Wittringen Castle, Gladbeck, Germany 1988: Hinter den Wänden, Donaufestival, Langenlois, Austria 1991: Delphi Digital, Ars Electronica, Linz, Austria 1992: The Spirit of St. Lucifer, Medien Kunst Archiv (MKA), Vienna 1994: Zeit/Schnitte, Patriarchat, Wiener Festwochen, Vienna 1997: Verstärker/Kaskade, Künstlerhaus, Vienna 2003: Künstlerinnen – Positionen 1945 bis heute, , Krems an der Donau 2004: Frau im Bild. Inszenierte Weiblichkeit, , Passau, Germany 2005/2006: Die Enzyklopädie der wahren Werte, Künstlerhaus, Vienna 2007: Die Liebe zu den Objekten, , St. Pölten 2008: Am Puls der Stadt. 2000 Jahre Karlsplatz, Wien Museum, Vienna 2008: Matrix. Geschlechter – Verhältnisse – Revisionen (MATRIX – gender – relations – revisions), (MUSA), Vienna 2008: Werkschau XIII. Intakt – die PionierInnen, Fotogalerie Wien, Vienna 2009: Best of Austria, Lentos Art Museum, Linz 2010: raum_körper_einsatz, MUSA, Vienna 2012: Celebration/Me Myself & Them, Künstlerhaus, Vienna 2012: Margot Pilz, HERSTORY – 36.000 Years of Goddesses and Idols, Austrian Cultural Forum New York 2014: Aktionistinnen, & , Krems 2015: Margot Pilz – Meilensteine. Von der performativen Fotografie zur digitalen Feldforschung, MUSA, Vienna 2016: The Feminist Avant-Garde of the 1970s, curated by Gabriele Schor and Anna Dannemann, The Photographers' Gallery, London, England 2017: Aging Pride/Die Kraft des Alters, curator Sabine Fellner, Belvedere, Vienna 2017: Feministische Avantgarde der 1970er Jahre aus der , ZKM Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe 2017: The Feminist Avant-Garde of the 1970s, curated by Gabriele Schor and Eva Badura-Triska, MUMOK, Vienna 2018: WOMAN Feminist Avant-Garde of the 1970s from the SAMMLUNG VERBUND Collection, Vienna, curated by Gabriele Schor, University of Dundee 2018–2019, Women.Now., curator Sabine Fellner, Austrian Cultural Forum, New York (ACFNY)
Awards 1983: Staatsstipendium für bildende Kunst 1985: Römerquelle Fotopreis 2011: Preis der Stadt Wien für Bildende Kunst (Prize of the City of Vienna for Fine Arts)
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Frequently asked questions
Who is Margot Pilz?
1936 - present; Austrian; Performance Artist, Photographer, Printmaker, Video Artist
When was Margot Pilz born?
Margot Pilz was born in 1936 in Haarlem.
What is Margot Pilz's occupation?
Margot Pilz is a visual artist, photographer, multimedia artist, conceptual artist, video artist and performance artist.
What nationality is Margot Pilz?
Margot Pilz is Austrian.
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