• Original 2019 VALIE EXPORT The 1980 Venice Biennale Works private view invitation card, Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac London, recto showing a reproduction of Einkreisung / Encirclement, 1976/1980: a black-and-white photograph of a female figure lying on an urban pavement beside a lamp post, surrounded by a bold painted red oval line encircling her body, set against a white card ground with a small credit line bottom right.
  • Reverse of 2019 VALIE EXPORT Thaddaeus Ropac invitation card showing white ground with grey sans-serif type reading 'VALIE EXPORT / THE 1980 VENICE BIENNALE WORKS' in large bold type, 'PRIVATE VIEW / THURSDAY 28 NOVEMBER 2019, 6–8PM' below, followed by exhibition dates '29 NOVEMBER 2019 – 25 JANUARY 2020', gallery address '37 DOVER STREET, LONDON W1S 4NJ', and 'ROPAC.NET', with 'GALERIE THADDAEUS ROPAC / LONDON PARIS SALZBURG' in bold at foot.
  • Front page of 2019 VALIE EXPORT The 1980 Venice Biennale Works Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac press release showing 'PRESS RELEASE' and Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac logotype at top, followed by 'VALIE EXPORT / THE 1980 VENICE BIENNALE WORKS' as headline, an artist quote in italic type, a reproduction of Einkreisung / Encirclement, 1976/1980, and two further artist statements in italic, followed by exhibition description text in two columns.
  • Inside spread of 2019 VALIE EXPORT Thaddaeus Ropac press release showing two-column text across both pages with exhibition description, artist biography, and critical context, with three small colour and black-and-white installation images inset: left showing EXPORT in a domestic interior with red elements, centre showing a chromogenic print of a female figure on a chip board surface, right showing an installation view of the 1980 Venice Biennale Austrian Pavilion.
  • Reverse of 2019 VALIE EXPORT Thaddaeus Ropac press release showing 'ABOUT THE ARTIST' heading in bold followed by four paragraphs of biographical text in small serif type, with gallery contact details, address, opening hours, social media handles, and press contact information for Sarah Rustin and Catherine Boteler at Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac London at foot.
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VALIE EXPORT — The 1980 Venice Biennale Works — Private View Card & Press Release, Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac, London, 2019

VALIE EXPORT — The 1980 Venice Biennale Works — Private View Card & Press Release, Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac, London, 2019

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Private view invitation card and folded press release
Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac, London, 2019
Invitation: 15 × 21 cm
Press release: 15 × 21 cm folded; 30 × 21 cm unfolded
Offset print on card and folded paper
29 November 2019 – 25 January 2020

Private view invitation card and folded press release issued for VALIE EXPORT’s first solo exhibition at Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac London. The exhibition restaged works from her 1980 Austrian Pavilion presentation at the 39th Venice Biennale, originally shown alongside Maria Lassnig.

The invitation reproduces Einkreisung / Encirclement, 1976/1980 — EXPORT’s body positioned against the urban pavement, enclosed by a painted red line. The press release includes exhibition text, artist biography, installation details, and images connected to the Venice Biennale works, including the Body Configurations series and the Geburtenmadonna sculpture.

VALIE EXPORT was one of the central figures of postwar feminist performance, film, photography, and media art. Her work used the body as a site of language, control, exposure, and resistance — positioning her alongside Joseph Beuys and Allan Kaprow as one of the earliest performance artists. The 2019 Ropac exhibition marked a key moment in the institutional reactivation of the 1980 Venice Biennale works after decades.

Condition: Good. Light handling wear, minor surface marks, faint creasing, and softening to edges and corners.

Shipping and handling included. Packed flat with archival protection.

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