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Who is Janine Weger?
Origin: Native of Voldierer.
Passion for Art: Discovered her passion during school at the HTL for graphics and design in innsbruck.
Influences:
Art history lessons and her teacher Veronika Berti, who introduced her to various art styles and social issues like feminism.
Her family: Both grandfathers painted, her mother also painted, and her father worked in a creative field at Swarovski.
education:
studied in England (Canterbury) after not being accepted into the painting class in Vienna.
Also studied in Vienna.
Career Path:
Initially considered other options after HTL, including a brief internship in marketing.
Realized her true calling in art through collaboration with Tyrolean artist Patricia Karg.
Her decision to pursue art was not entirely supported by her family. Artistic Style/Approach:
Sees her work as a performative space where analog and digital visual worlds meet.
Combines painting with video, photography, and installation.
Explores themes of personal memory and social image policy. Recognition:
Exhibited internationally (Vienna, Tokyo, China, Great Britain).
Received awards such as the Josef Franz Würlinger Prize and the Turner Contemporary Platform Graduate Award.
What is her current exhibition about?
Title: “A Creator of Epic Pictures”
Location: Neue Galerie (Rennweg 1, Great Tor Hofburg Innsbruck)
Duration: Until August 9, 2025
Inspiration for the title: The title comes from an English dictionary from the early 20th century, used to describe directors of major cinema films during the rise of cinema as a mass medium. Core Theme: The exhibition explores how art, especially in the post-war period (1950s), was used as a strategic and political medium.
Specific Focus:
how the CIA interfered in the cultural scene in Western Europe, funding artists through disguised institutions to promote western ideology.
The instrumentalization of art for political purposes.
How power structures have influenced aesthetics, recognition, and market value in art.
example: Jackson Pollock is mentioned as an artist who benefited from this hidden strategy, gaining international attention and market value.
Key Takeaways from the Conversation:
Janine Weger’s artistic journey was shaped by her education, family background, and a pivotal realization of her passion.
Her current exhibition delves into the complex relationship between art, politics, and power, particularly in the mid-20th century.
She uses a multidisciplinary approach in her artistic practice.
