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Cora Pongracz (1943 – 2003)
Arnulf Rainer, Leibnitz, Retzhof, October 1969
From the edition »Austrian Avant-Garde of the 1970s«
Edition Information
Limited edition of 5
Item number 057-09295/000
Cora Pongracz met Arnulf Rainer when he had just begun to further develop his examination of physiognomy and performative self-dramatization into an independent photographic work complex. Rainer's photo booth works from 1968/69 were not taken as self-portraits, but should rather capture the expressive qualities of grimaces. He took the same poses of mimic distortion for Pongracz's photographs.
Hence, the fact that Arnulf Rainer no longer leaves the recording to a machine but involves a photographer, represents an important step towards the next stage in his photographic work, the performative »Fotoséances«. This collaboration is also significant for Pongracz's own creative process, insofar she was particularly interested in interactions and role shifts between author and model or between the self and the pose in the photographic setting.
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Gelatin silver print, print date: 2015
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Image dimensions 30 x 45 cm (30 x 45 inch)
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Mounting, Framing Archival mat board 50 x 65 cm and frame on request
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Condition
Double weight baryta paper, semi-matte surface -
Annotations
Edition number and estate stamp »Nachlass Cora Pongracz © OstLicht« on the reverse -
Literature
M. Röbl, P. Coeln (ed.), Cora Pongracz. Das fotografische Werk, Vienna 2016, p. 84. -
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