10 August 2022

Fashion.at's impressions of the Wien Museum 'Urban Cultures. Street Art at the Construction Site' exhibition of art with political message by Feminist Killjoy Vienna

Today, the street art exhibition 'Urban Cultures Part II' at the fence of the construction site of the Wien Museum at the Karlsplatz was presented to the media. Fashion.at was early and talked with curator Karina Karadensky about the process of the selection of artists for the project which started with the first exhibitions in 2021. The selection of Feminist Killjoy was a decision with focus on the collective's activities and political message which is more needed than ever in times with increasing violence against women. In the latest posting on Instagram @feminist.killjoy in relation to the artwork 'Stoppt Femizide', particular attention is drawn to the high rate of femicides in Austria compared to other countries in the European Union.

Image, captured on 10 August 2022: The picture shows curator Karina Karadensky in front of the graffiti 'Stoppt Femizide' by the collective 'Feminist Killjoy' at the construction fence in front of the Wien Museum at the Karlsplatz in Vienna.

The speech bubbles around the red/black call to stop violence against women carry slogans of interventions, demonstrations in public space against patriarchal violence organized by the feminist alliance 'Claim the Space' like "Gewalt an Frauen ist ein Männerproblem" (Violence against women is a men's problem) or "nehmt ihr uns eine antworten wir alle" (means as much as 'You take us one, we all answer').

The artwork on the wall is actually connected to 'movements' in public space. The Futuñeras, the third collective which left an imprint on the wall, references the protest performance 'Un violador en tu camino' (The rapist is you) which started in 2019 in Chile advocating civil rights of women concerning better precautions against violence as well as victim protection. The protest performances spread from Latin America to the United States and Europe. The artwork at the fence shows three members from the collective Futuñeras wearing balaclavas during a 'Un violador en tu camino' performance. The collective raises awareness for social as well as environmental topics such as in September during wienwoche at the next Futuñeras performance and installation 'The last inventory' against overconsumption, waste and for the protection of nature.

The 'Urban Cultures. Street Art at the Construction Site' by Feminist Killjoy, Claim the Space, and Futuñeras will be on view until 2 October 2022 in front of Wien Museum Karlsplatz.