VALIE EXPORT, From the Portfolio of Doggedness – 1968

In From the Portfolio of Doggedness, VALIE EXPORT turned the streets of Vienna into a site of confrontation, leading Peter Weibel on a leash in a stark reversal of gendered power. The performance exposed how dominance, submission, and social roles are staged and reinforced in public life.

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VALIE EXPORT with Peter Weibel, Portfolio of Doggedness, 1968. Photo: Joseph Tandl. Courtesy Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac and the artist; © VALIE EXPORT / ProLitteris, via Art Blart.