Background
Wex was born in Hamburg, Germany in 1937.
Wex was born in Hamburg, Germany in 1937.
Wex began her artistic career as a painter. She eventually became interested in photography and body language. She started taking photographs around Hamburg.
Eventually, these photographs developed into a collection of over 3,000 and would develop into her most notable work: “Let’s Take Back our Space”: ‘Female’ and ‘Male’ Body Language.
The work is a collection of over 5,000 photographs that display different and similar forms of male and female body language in public, including public art in her examples. She collected these images between 1972 and 1977.
The work, which was completed in 1979, has been exhibited internationally, and a book was published under the same title. Originally published in German, the book has since been translated into English and French.
The work is cited as an important work in women"s and gender studies, and feminist art
She taught art from 1963 until the 1980s. However, after the completion of Let"s Take Back our Space, Wex was diagnosed with an illness that led to the end of her artistic career. After her diagnosis, Wex left Germany, and eventually visited New Zealand.
While there, she studied self-healing.
She then traveled to London to study under Lily Cornford. After studying with Cornford, Wex began teaching seminars and classes on self-healing to women.
She continues this practice today. 1977, ists International 1877-1977, group show, Neue Gesellschaft für Bildende Kunst, Berlin, Germany
1979, Bonner Kunstverein, Bonn, Germany
1982, Institute of Contemporary s, London, England
2009, Focal Point Gallery, London, England
2012, Badischer Kunstverein, Karlsruhe, Germany
2012, Yale Union Laundry Building, Portland, Oregon
2013, Presentation House Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia.