The OstLicht Gallery presents a compelling exhibition dedicated to Cora Pongracz's profound photographic contributions during the 1970s. This period marked her most productive years, capturing the vibrant Austrian avant-garde scene in Vienna through powerful portraits and insightful performance documentation. Explore her conceptual series on identity and representation in photography.
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This exhibition at OstLicht Gallery focuses on Cora Pongracz's photographic work from the 1970s, a highly productive period in Vienna. It showcases her documentation of the Austrian avant-garde scene, including performances and portraits of prominent artists.
OstLicht Collection acquired the complete photographic estate of Cora Pongracz in early 2015, encompassing approximately 42,000 negatives and 1,100 prints. This acquisition allowed for a comprehensive survey and detailed cataloging of her oeuvre. The exhibition 'Austrian Avant-Garde of the 1970s' presents a focused selection of Pongracz's images from this pivotal decade, her most productive years in Vienna. Her work captured significant figures and events, including Otto Muehl's performances, Arnulf Rainer across three work phases, Hundertwasser, Nitsch, Joe Berger, and Franz Ringel, as well as Austrian writers introduced by her husband, Reinhard Priessnitz. Beyond documentary work, Pongracz also created conceptual series during this period that explored representation in photographic portraiture. These series highlighted seminal qualities that would shape contemporary art discourse in subsequent years, delving into themes of identity, pose, and performativity. The photographs are available for sale as gelatin silver prints from the original negative in a limited edition of 5.
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