Cora Pongracz "8 erweiterte portraits"
Kunstverein für Mecklenburg und Vorpommern in Schwerin•Aug 30, 2025 — Jan 25, 2026
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With “8 erweiterte portraits” the Kunstverein für Mecklenburg und Vorpommern in Schwerin presents an exhibition that places the work of Austrian photographer Cora Pongracz (1943–2003) in focus. Through the medium of photography Pongracz’s works open a dialogue about identity and a politics of representation that is sensitive towards diversity. For this exhibition in Schwerin – the first comprehensive institutional presentation of Pongracz’s works outside of Austria – one of her most important series of works,
“8 erweiterte portraits”, 1974, is shown in its entirety for the first time. In order to reflect both the significance and the potential of Pongracz’s artistic practice in the context of current social discourses, a number of contemporary artists have been invited to respond and relate to Pongracz’s work through their own photographs, texts, performances, and other forms of critical interventions, throughout the exhibition.
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Cora Pongracz "8 erweiterte portraits"
Kunstverein für Mecklenburg und Vorpommern in Schwerin•Aug 30, 2025 — Jan 25, 2026
Press Release
With “8 erweiterte portraits” the Kunstverein für Mecklenburg und Vorpommern in Schwerin presents an exhibition that places the work of Austrian photographer Cora Pongracz (1943–2003) in focus. Through the medium of photography Pongracz’s works open a dialogue about identity and a politics of representation that is sensitive towards diversity. For this exhibition in Schwerin – the first comprehensive institutional presentation of Pongracz’s works outside of Austria – one of her most important series of works,
“8 erweiterte portraits”, 1974, is shown in its entirety for the first time. In order to reflect both the significance and the potential of Pongracz’s artistic practice in the context of current social discourses, a number of contemporary artists have been invited to respond and relate to Pongracz’s work through their own photographs, texts, performances, and other forms of critical interventions, throughout the exhibition.
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