Export Import.No discussion of word and image would be complete without considering the inscription inscription, writing on durable material. The art is called epigraphy. Modern inscriptions are made for permanent, monumental record, as on gravestones, cornerstones, and building fronts; they are often decorative and imitative of ancient (usually Roman) methods. of language on the female body. Fortunately, Moore College in Philadelphia is mounting the first major US exhibition of Austrian artist Valie Export Valie Export (born May 17 1940 in Linz as Waltraud Lehner) is an Austrian artist. Her artistic work includes video installations, body performances, expanded cinema, computer animations, photography, sculptures and publications covering contemporary arts. (Jan. 18-Feb. 27), known in part for her Body Sign Action, 1970, in which a garter belt (gender signifier sig·ni·fi·er n. 1. One that signifies. 2. Linguistics A linguistic unit or pattern, such as a succession of speech sounds, written symbols, or gestures, that conveys meaning; a linguistic sign. par excellence) was tattooed on her thigh. Whether or not the gallery setting will mute mute (my  t), in music, device designed to diminish uniformly the loudness of a musical instrument. the import of the artist's performance-based
works, "Ob/De+Con(Struction)" should provide a welcome
overview of the thirty-five-year career of this Aktionismus-associated
feminist, artist, and filmmaker.
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