Renate Bertlman,: Amo Ergo Sum - Hardcover

The artist Renate Bertlmann, who lives and works in Vienna, is a preeminent representative of the feminist avant-garde. This book presents 250 illustrations that unfold a panorama of a creative output spanning over five decades. The artist's inspiration for her work is amo ergo sum (I love therefore I am). Five international writers discuss the themes of "Pornography," "Irony," and "Utopia" in Bertlmann's oeuvre. In her work, she deftly arranges clashes between opposites: sexual pleasure and asceticism, female and male, soft and hard, attraction and repulsion. Ambivalent feelings between tenderness and aggression come to the fore, fueling Bertlmann's subversive politics. An in-depth interview, a filmography, and a chronological list of her performances round out this book compiled by the Viennese collection SAMMLUNG VERBUND

GABRIELE SCHOR is Director of the VERBUND collecton, Vienna, Austria. JESSICA MORGAN is Director of the DIA Art Foundation, New York.