Being a Girl*!?
From Panel Painting to Social Media
Muntean/Rosenblum, Untitled (In the world we …), 2003 
Borjana Ventzislavova, from the series „Me, You and Them. No one is secure“, 2008 
Dwora Fried, Big Red Riding Hood, 2018 
Rosa Rendl, Never Tired, 2015 
Pablo Picasso, Jeune fille espagnole devant la mer, 1901 
Isa Schieche, Filmstill Essayfilm - Dirty Care, 2024 
Elisabeth von Samsonow, Miss Fortune, 1998 
Eugenie Breithut-Munk, Kindertanz, 1905 
Ceija Stojka, Selbstporträt mit tätowierter KZ-Nummer, around 2000 
Alfredo Barsuglia, Mädchen mit Schere, 2006 
Anna Breit, Emma and Debra, from the series „Teens (in their rooms)“, 2021
What motivates girls today and what role models have been handed down to us from the past? Contemporary art often deals with images of girls in socially motivated themes: Coming of age, self-optimisation tendencies – often in interaction with social media – fluid genders, issues of diversity, interculturality and inclusion.
In addition to early representational portraits and images of saints, female children and adolescents appear throughout the ages as models of artists or as an expression of blossoming life in conflict with transience. In nine thematic circles, the exhibition moves towards the era of digital transformation along several intermediate
temporal stages.
With over 150 art works by international artists, the exhibition attempts to analyse and break up the current situation by referring back to modes of representation from earlier times. By taking the initiative, girls show the world who they really are!
Curator: Brigitte Reutner-Doneus
Exhibition Design: Margit Greinöcker & Tobias Hagleitner
Concept and Design of Das Zimmer: Cécile Belmont and the Lentos Art Education Team
Artists
Iris Andraschek, Markus Åkesson, Özlem Altin, Iris Christine Aue, Laila Bachtiar, Alfredo Barsuglia, Margret Bilger, Hans Böhler, Dietmar Brehm, Anna Breit, Eugenie Breithut-Munk, Maria Bussmann, Heinrich Campendonk, Emil Czech, Canan Dagdelen, Stephan Dakon, Albin Egger-Lienz, Josef Engelhart, Claire Fontaine, Lucian Freud, Gertrud Frey, Dwora Fried, Hans Fronius, Georgios Georgolios, Lucy Glendinning, Dorothee Golz, Nilbar Güreş, Marlene Haring, Anna Elisabeth Hausswolff , Julie Hayward, Nina Hollein, Bu Hua, Wolfgang Hutter, Isolde Jurina, Bernhard Keilhau, Demeter Koko, Jaroslav Král, Iris Legendre, Maximiliano León, Mike Mac Keldey, Matthias May, Jürgen Messensee, Paula Modersohn-Becker, Fernando Moleres, Kolo Moser, Muntean/Rosenblum, Rinke Nijburg, Felix Nussbaum, Monika Oechsler, Lorraine O’Grady, Margit Palme, Sergius Pauser, Karin Maria Pfeifer, Vanessa Jane Phaff , Pablo Picasso, Rory Pilgrim, Charmaine Poh, Teresa Präauer, Bernhard Prinz, Odilon Redon, Johann Baptist Reiter, Rosa Rendl, Anton Romako, Elisabeth von Samsonow, Isa Schieche, Egon Schiele, Martin Johann Schmidt, Rosa Schweninger, Jakob Seisenegger, Clara Siewert, Wu Shaoxiang, Anna Skladmann, Edith Stauber, Ceija Stojka, Annelies Štrba, Jutta Strohmaier, Sophia Süßmilch, Magda Tothova, Veronika Veit, Borjana Ventzislavova, Maja Vukoje, Bertha Wuilleumier, Amelie von Wulffen
Publication
| Date | Title | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Sat 29.08 | Lentos Atelier Children and young people between the ages of 6 and 12 have the opportunity to discover works of art, work creatively and try out different techniques in the Lentos studio. | 10:00 am–12:00 pm |
| Sat 05.09 | Lentos Atelier (Fully booked) Children and young people between the ages of 6 and 12 have the opportunity to discover works of art, work creatively and try out different techniques in the Lentos studio. | 10:00 am–12:00 pm |
| Sat 05.09 | A Studio for All Age Groups Every first Saturday each month we throw open the door of our “Atelier für Alle”, our studio for sessions with all age groups from 0 – 99. | 2:00 pm–4:00 pm |
| Sun 06.09 | Family Sunday Especially for families: Explore with the children’s guide and enjoy a creative afternoon in the open Danube Studio between 1:00 PM and 4:00 PM. | 1:00 pm–4:00 pm |
| Tue 08.09 | Press Tour: Prix Ars Electronica & S+T+ARTS Prize 2026 The exhibition features six selected works by winners of the Prix Ars Electronica and the S+T+ARTS Prize 2026. | 9:00 am–10:00 am |
| Sat 12.09 | Lentos Atelier Children and young people between the ages of 6 and 12 have the opportunity to discover works of art, work creatively and try out different techniques in the Lentos studio. | 10:00 am–12:00 pm |
| Sat 12.09 | Los Lentoninios Every second Saturday each month (in the holidays: Tuesday) our youngest visitors are cordially invited to the Donauatelier to give their fantasy and creativity free rein. | 3:00 pm–4:30 pm |
| Thu 17.09 | Press Conference: Katrin Plavčak Katrin Plavčak’s canvases are a hive of vibrant activity – but the cheerfulness of the colours and the subjects depicted only superficially belies the seriousness with which Plavčak reflects on scientific, social and political issues. | 10:00 am–11:00 am |
| Sat 19.09 | Lentos Atelier Children and young people between the ages of 6 and 12 have the opportunity to discover works of art, work creatively and try out different techniques in the Lentos studio. | 10:00 am–12:00 pm |
| Sat 19.09 | A Studio for All Age Groups (Fully booked) Every first Saturday each month we throw open the door of our “Atelier für Alle”, our studio for sessions with all age groups from 0 – 99. | 2:00 pm–4:00 pm |
The Room
The Room invites visitors to relax, read, write, draw, think – and also to discuss and co-create. Encounter the artistic works of young people and adults who have already left their traces and thoughts behind.
On the following Thursday evenings, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., we invite you to join us in The Room: together with guests from the fields of history, philosophy, activism, art, and with young people, we will talk about topics and questions related to “being a girl*,” explore the exhibition, and reflect on our own perspectives.
| Date | Title | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Sat 29.08 | Lentos Atelier Children and young people between the ages of 6 and 12 have the opportunity to discover works of art, work creatively and try out different techniques in the Lentos studio. | 10:00 am–12:00 pm |
| Sat 05.09 | Lentos Atelier (Fully booked) Children and young people between the ages of 6 and 12 have the opportunity to discover works of art, work creatively and try out different techniques in the Lentos studio. | 10:00 am–12:00 pm |
| Sat 05.09 | A Studio for All Age Groups Every first Saturday each month we throw open the door of our “Atelier für Alle”, our studio for sessions with all age groups from 0 – 99. | 2:00 pm–4:00 pm |
| Sun 06.09 | Family Sunday Especially for families: Explore with the children’s guide and enjoy a creative afternoon in the open Danube Studio between 1:00 PM and 4:00 PM. | 1:00 pm–4:00 pm |
| Tue 08.09 | Press Tour: Prix Ars Electronica & S+T+ARTS Prize 2026 The exhibition features six selected works by winners of the Prix Ars Electronica and the S+T+ARTS Prize 2026. | 9:00 am–10:00 am |
| Sat 12.09 | Lentos Atelier Children and young people between the ages of 6 and 12 have the opportunity to discover works of art, work creatively and try out different techniques in the Lentos studio. | 10:00 am–12:00 pm |
| Sat 12.09 | Los Lentoninios Every second Saturday each month (in the holidays: Tuesday) our youngest visitors are cordially invited to the Donauatelier to give their fantasy and creativity free rein. | 3:00 pm–4:30 pm |