Opening Reception: Ceija Stojka: Making Visible
Join us for a reception to celebrate the opening of Ceija Stojka: Making Visible.
Making Visible features the work of Roma artist, activist, writer, lyricist, and singer Ceija Stojka (1933-2013). Comprising more than sixty artworks, as well as a selection of sketchbooks, archival material, and documentary films made during Stojka’s lifetime, the exhibition explores the fullness of Stojka’s production as a visual artist, centered in her Roma life and heritage. Spurred by the resurgence of extreme right nationalism in Austria and abroad, and by her experiences as a Holocaust survivor, Stojka created works of profound beauty and horror that resonate today in strikingly contemporary terms.
Ceija Stojka: Making Visible is made possible by Phileas - The Austrian Office for Contemporary Art; the Robert Lehman Foundation; the Republic of Austria’s Federal Ministry of Housing, Arts, Culture, Media and Sport (BMWKMS); and the Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation.
Support for the exhibition catalog is provided by Furthermore: a program of the J. M. Kaplan Fund.
Special thanks to the Ceija Stojka International Association.