Representative work by Birgit Jürgenssen
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Artist

Birgit Jürgenssen

1949–2003 · Austrian

Birgit Jürgenssen created photographs, drawings and objects that used clothing, domestic labor, animal transformation and the female body to critique gender roles with sharp humor and Surrealist imagination.

Photography; drawing; sculpture

Major Works

  • 1975Hausfrauen-Küchenschürze
  • 1976Ich möchte hier raus!
  • 1979Nest
  • 1970sSchuhwerk series
  • 1970sBody Projection photographs
  • 1970sUntitled (Woman-Fox)
  • 1970sSelf with Fur
  • 1970sShoe Sculptures
  • 1970sDomestic Role Drawings
  • 1970sMasks

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