Maria Anwander's work has been featured in multiple solo exhibitions in Europe and the United States since 2009.
10 Facts About Maria Anwander
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Maria Anwander studied Theater, Film, and Media Science at the University of Vienna, graduating in 2003.
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Maria Anwander earned a degree from the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna in 2008.
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Maria Anwander created an installation of the exhibition labels she had stolen from art galleries and museums.
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Maria Anwander used tissues to remove the ink from the pages of an art magazine which purported to be the world's leading art magazine, leaving only the blank magazine and the ink from the pages on the tissues.
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Maria Anwander filmed a 32-minute video where she met with Adolfo Profumo, a psychoanalyst, in New York City who attempts to tell her about her personality through looking through her portfolio.
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In 2010, Maria Anwander entered the MoMA as a regular visitor and, unauthorized, French-kissed a wall she had chosen.
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Maria Anwander staged an intervention in a public space where a public dance floor was installed in the middle of a public park in Innsbruck, Austria.
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In 2012, Maria Anwander staged an intervention and placed a block of limestone weighing two tons in the city centre of Luxembourg.
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In collaboration with Aubrecht, Maria Anwander placed embroidered pillows with statistics about poverty, malnutrition or wealth distribution on couches in luxury apartments, hotel lobbies and exclusive restaurants in Mexico City.