Silvia Eiblmayr (born in

Berchtesgaden Berchtesgaden () is a municipality in the district Berchtesgadener Land, Bavaria, in southeastern Germany, near the border with Austria, south of Salzburg and southeast of Munich. It lies in the Berchtesgaden Alps, south of Berchtesgaden; the ...

) is an Austrian

art historian Art history is the study of aesthetic objects and visual expression in historical and stylistic context. Traditionally, the discipline of art history emphasized painting, drawing, sculpture, architecture, ceramics and decorative arts; yet today ...

and

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Eiblmayr was born in Germany and grew up in Upper Austria and lives and works in Vienna. She holds a doctorate in art history from the

University of Vienna The University of Vienna (german: Universität Wien) is a public research university located in Vienna, Austria. It was founded by Duke Rudolph IV in 1365 and is the oldest university in the German-speaking world. With its long and rich histor ...

and works as a curator in the field of

contemporary art Contemporary art is the art of today, produced in the second half of the 20th century or in the 21st century. Contemporary artists work in a globally influenced, culturally diverse, and technologically advancing world. Their art is a dynamic com ...

. From 1993 to 1995, she was director of the Salzburg Kunstverein and from 1998 to 2008, she directed the in Innsbruck. From 1988 onwards, Eiblmayr held several teaching posts and visiting professorships in Austria, Germany, Switzerland and England. From 1988 to 2003, she taught at the University of Vienna. In 2009, Eiblmayr was, together with

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Commissioner of the Austrian Pavilion at the 53rd

Venice Biennale The Venice Biennale (; it, La Biennale di Venezia) is an international cultural exhibition hosted annually in Venice, Italy by the Biennale Foundation. The biennale has been organised every year since 1895, which makes it the oldest of ...

. In 2000, Eiblmayr was awarded the . In 2019, she received the Österreichischer Staatspreis für Kunstkritik.

, Erik van der Heeg, Silvia Eiblmayr und Rainer Iglar: '' Zuzanna Janin.'' Salzburger Kunstverein, Salzburg 1995, * Silvia Eiblmayr (edit.): ''Die verletzte Diva. Hysterie, Körper, Technik in der Kunst des 20. Jahrhunderts.'' Oktagon, Cologne 2000, FAZ, Stefanie Stade
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/ref> * Atsuko Tanaka and Silvia Eiblmayr: ''Atsuko Tanaka.'' Hatje Cantz, Ostfildern-Ruit 2002, * Brigitte Reinhardt and Silvia Eiblmayr (edit.): ''

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, Appassionata.'' Hatje Cantz, Ostfildern-Ruit 2004, * Silvia Eiblmayr, Astrid Wege, Eva Schmidt and Gerald Schröder: ''

Charlotte Posenenske Charlotte Posenenske, née ''Mayer'' (1930–1985) was a German artist associated with the minimalist movement who predominantly worked in sculpture, but also produced paintings and works on paper. Posenenske created series of sculptures tha ...

.'' Revolver, Archiv für Aktuelle Kunst, Frankfurt, 2005, * Silvia Eiblmayr (edit.): ''

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: Nachbilder einer ungleichzeitigen Gegenwart. Afterimages of a Non-simultaneous Present.'' Skarabaeus, Innsbruck 2006, * Florian Matzner, Institut für moderne Kunst Nürnberg,

Stephan Berg Stephan Berg (born 11 February 1957) is a Swedish composer and songwriter. He was the writer of the Carola Häggkvist, Carola song Fångad av en stormvind, which won the Eurovision Song Contest 1991, Eurovision Song Contest in 1991. See also *Car ...

Martin Hochleitner Martin Hochleitner (born 1970) is an Austrian art historian and since 2012, curator of the Salzburg Museum. Life Born in Salzburg, Hochleitner completed his studies in classical archaeology at the University of Salzburg in 1992 with the title o ...

, Silvia Eiblmayr, Thomas Elsen, Peter Lenhart, Heinz Schütz: '' Haubitz + Zoche. Fliegende Bauten.'' Verlag für Moderne Kunst, Nürnberg 2009, * Günther Holler-Schuster, Peter Pakesch, Gottfried Boehm and Silvia Eiblmayr: ''

Maria Lassnig Maria Lassnig (8 September 1919 – 6 May 2014) was an Austrian artist known for her painted self-portraits and her theory of "body awareness".Attias, Lauri''Maria Lassnig'', ''Frieze'', May 1996. She was the first female artist to win the Grand ...

. Der Ort der Bilder / The Location of Pictures.'' König, Cologne 2013,

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