A collection of photography, drawing, and sculpture showcasing the work of Birgit Jürgenssen, (1949-2003), one of Austria's leading avant-garde artists, and a strong feminist and fierce advocate for women in the arts
„Whose heart wouldn’t melt in an instant at the sight of these drawings? The simple, figurative motives with their soft shapes, distinct contours and cheerful colours remind the viewer of a pictorial primer, while their almost square format awakens familiar memories of books of fairy tales from childhood days. Yet the bound set of drawings is anything but directed at children. It is the diploma work that twenty-two-year-old Birgit Jürgenssen submitted at the University of Applied Arts Vienna to complete her degree in 1971, thus introducing herself to the world as an independent-thinking artist.“Bernhart Schwenk