Linda Christanell (Part 1)
November 11, 2026
Linda Christanell (born 1939), belongs to the Third Generation in Austrian avant-garde cinema – a group of filmmakers who staged a kind of "new beginning" at the close of the 1970's. She was active in the arts scene long before she made her first films: after studying painting in Vienna and Paris, she exhibited photographs, installations, textile objects and performance work. In her films, this background remains very present: her own and found photographs, performative acts and fetishized objects play an essential role.
To mark the exhibition Linda Christanell: The Gifts of the Goddess at the Künstlerhaus (November 7, 2026, through February 7, 2027) and to conclude a comprehensive digitization project of her film works, we are presenting two short film programs.
In collaboration with Künstlerhaus Vereinigung
Linda Christanell (born 1939), belongs to the Third Generation in Austrian avant-garde cinema – a group of filmmakers who staged a kind of "new beginning" at the close of the 1970's. She was active in the arts scene long before she made her first films: after studying painting in Vienna and Paris, she exhibited photographs, installations, textile objects and performance work. In her films, this background remains very present: her own and found photographs, performative acts and fetishized objects play an essential role.
To mark the exhibition Linda Christanell: The Gifts of the Goddess at the Künstlerhaus (November 7, 2026, through February 7, 2027) and to conclude a comprehensive digitization project of her film works, we are presenting two short film programs.
In collaboration with Künstlerhaus Vereinigung
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