With Ladies and Gentlemen. The Fragile Feminist We, Neue Galerie Graz not only seamlessly follows up on the previous exhibition Ladies First, but also approaches current social discourses around the topic of feminism, queer theories and gender issues. The event can be visited from October 15 2021.
The exhibition Ladies and Gentlemen. The Fragile Feminist We at Neue Galerie Graz represents a continuation of the exhibition Ladies First, which explored aspects of the feminine from a historical perspective. From September 2020 to September 2021, the Austrian art museum showed works by local women artists from a period spanning 1850 to 1950. The follow-up exhibition Ladies and Gentlemen now follows on almost seamlessly from October 15, 2021, presenting works from international as well as the museum's own collection, beginning with the 1960s and extending to the present. In comparison to Ladies First, the selection of exhibits in the current exhibition also includes male artists - according to the organizers, this is due to the current debate as well as the exhibition history of the Neue Galerie: As early as 1979, in the context of the trigon biennials, masculin feminin was a reaction to the so-called New Women's Movement, and attention was paid to gender parity and thus to an equal distribution of male and female art.
Ladies and Gentlemen. The Fragile Feminist We will primarily be looking at works that can be assigned to a newer feminism, the gender debate, and queer theories. Visitors are guided through social gender discourses of the last 50 years and can gain exemplary insights into historical as well as current gender issues from the perspective of different generations. The exhibition is divided into five loose themes and shows a selection of local and international as well as familiar and almost forgotten positions of gender-based art. The work show can be visited until October 30, 2022. 
Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller is often associated with the Biedermeier period, yet his paintings—especially his landscapes, which he created outdoors from life—tell a different story. For the first time, an exhibition of the painter’s work is coming to the United Kingdom: Waldmüller: Landscapes opens on July 2 at the National Gallery in London.
Continuation of the anniversary exhibitions: In 2026, Georg Brandner will celebrate his 70th birthday and his 50th anniversary as a freelance artist. He is presenting his works in various Austrian cities, with the next stop being Wolfsberg: On June 30 at 6:30 p.m., the exhibition Georg Brandner – 70 Years of Art will open at Galerie Atelier Berndt.
