Eleanor Antin: First-ever European retrospective opens at Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein

For more than fifty years, Eleanor Antin (b. 1935 in New York, USA) has been one of the ground- breaking voices of her generation. A pioneer of artistic self-promotion, she creates and embodies fictitious characters to raise key questions of identity, history and representation. Her work unites profound humour with subtle storytelling. Antin’s cross-media practice – which includes photography, film, text, performance, sculpture and installation – invites us to take a fresh look at familiar narratives and discover surprising perspectives on how we see ourselves and society as a whole. This retrospective – the first ever in Europe – examines the complexity of Antin’s oeuvre, demonstrating how timely and powerful her work remains today. The show covers the period from Antin’s early performances from the 1960s to recent works. The artist’s early iconic works include the legendary postcard series 100 Boots (1971–1973) – an adventurous, stage