What Is Happening? Art in the Life of Gertie Fröhlich (2024)

What Is Happening? Art in the Life of Gertie Fröhlich (2024) poster

n 2018, director Marieli Fröhlich initiated a documentary about her mother, the artist Gertie Fröhlich. The director interviews over 20 artists, friends, and former collaborators whose recollections unveil the themes and the controversy surrounding Gertie Fröhlich‘s status as an artist, uncovering her influence on the Post-War Vienna Avant-Garde starting in her early 20s. As the film unfolds, these contradictions come to a head: Is the existence of the most important Austrian post-war gallery, Galerie nächst St. Stephan, indebted to Gertie Fröhlich, or was she merely the good spirit and secretary? Was her retelling of Greek myths an analogy for her vision of a refreshed matriarchal psyche — a position of equal significance to manifestations and deterritorialization of the body by Austria’s feminist artists? - New Jersey Film Festival

Director: Marieli Fröhlich
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 30 min
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Country: Austria
Language: Deutsch
Original Language: en
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Frequently Asked Questions

What is What Is Happening? Art in the Life of Gertie Fröhlich about?
n 2018, director Marieli Fröhlich initiated a documentary about her mother, the artist Gertie Fröhlich. The director interviews over 20 artists, friends, and former collaborators whose recollections unveil the themes and the controversy surrounding Gertie Fröhlich‘s status as an artist, uncovering her influence on the Post-War Vienna Avant-Garde starting in her early 20s. As the film unfolds, these contradictions come to a head: Is the existence of the most important Austrian post-war gallery, Galerie nächst St. Stephan, indebted to Gertie Fröhlich, or was she merely the good spirit and secretary? Was her retelling of Greek myths an analogy for her vision of a refreshed matriarchal psyche — a position of equal significance to manifestations and deterritorialization of the body by Austria’s feminist artists? - New Jersey Film Festival
Who directed What Is Happening? Art in the Life of Gertie Fröhlich?
What Is Happening? Art in the Life of Gertie Fröhlich was directed by Marieli Fröhlich.
Who stars in What Is Happening? Art in the Life of Gertie Fröhlich?
What Is Happening? Art in the Life of Gertie Fröhlich stars Peter Kubelka, Gertie Fröhlich.
How long is What Is Happening? Art in the Life of Gertie Fröhlich?
What Is Happening? Art in the Life of Gertie Fröhlich has a runtime of 30m (30 minutes).
What genre is What Is Happening? Art in the Life of Gertie Fröhlich?
What Is Happening? Art in the Life of Gertie Fröhlich is a Documentary film.
Where was What Is Happening? Art in the Life of Gertie Fröhlich produced?
What Is Happening? Art in the Life of Gertie Fröhlich was produced in Austria.