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“Miracles in Reverse“ is the first solo exhibition in Europe dedicated to artist, musician, and video pioneer Julia Heyward (*1949, USA; lives in Los Angeles). From January 31 to April 19, 2026, the Kunstverein Nürnberg will present an extensive survey of her work, featuring videos, albums, storyboards, and photographs—some of which will be shown publicly for the first time. The exhibition spans four decades of artistic practice.
Questions of faith, class, gender, and strategies of (self-)mystification run through Heyward’s work. A central figure in New York’s 1970s and 1980s performance scene, she shaped the emerging music video genre—well before the MTV era. After completing the Whitney Independent Study Program in 1973, Heyward began performing under the pseudonym Duka Delight, became involved in the New Wave and Post-Punk movements, released an album with T-Venus, and created music videos, including for the Talking Heads.
Heyward developed a unique performance style combining…
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“Miracles in Reverse“ is the first solo exhibition in Europe dedicated to artist, musician, and video pioneer Julia Heyward (*1949, USA; lives in Los Angeles). From January 31 to April 19, 2026, the Kunstverein Nürnberg will present an extensive survey of her work, featuring videos, albums, storyboards, and photographs—some of which will be shown publicly for the first time. The exhibition spans four decades of artistic practice.
Questions of faith, class, gender, and strategies of (self-)mystification run through Heyward’s work. A central figure in New York’s 1970s and 1980s performance scene, she shaped the emerging music video genre—well before the MTV era. After completing the Whitney Independent Study Program in 1973, Heyward began performing under the pseudonym Duka Delight, became involved in the New Wave and Post-Punk movements, released an album with T-Venus, and created music videos, including for the Talking Heads.
Heyward developed a unique performance style combining…



































































