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Friederike Sigler is a Professor of Contemporary Art at the College of Art History, University of Vienna, since 2025. Her research examines the intersections of contemporary art with societal structures, focusing on care work, fascism reception, and the New Right's influence on artistic practices. She collaborates with Dr. Kathrin Rottmann (Ruhr University Bochum) on projects analyzing authoritarian aesthetics and decolonial perspectives in art.
- Focus on contextual analysis of art's social impact
- Expertise in global disparities in labor and artistic representation
- Investigates fascist aesthetics and hegemonic masculinities in art
- Engages with queer theory and Global South perspectives
Her work includes curatorial projects and critical exhibitions addressing power dynamics in art history. Sigler's recent research emphasizes care labor's role in artistic production across Europe, the Americas, and beyond. She teaches courses on exhibition analysis, contemporary art in Vienna, and critical gender/queer studies in art.
Scientific Awards:
- DFG-funded scholarship in Graduate College 'Materiality and Production' (2012-2014)
She previously held research positions at Dresden University of Fine Arts and Ruhr University Bochum. Sigler earned her MA from Philipps-University Marburg and Freie Universität Berlin, with a specialization in art history.
