Jane Fonda’s Workout by Bucher, Claudia;
(1) 9. Dezember 2005 _ 2) 15. Februar 2006 _ 3) 7. Juli 2006 _ 4) 4. November 2006 _ 5) 5. Mai 2007 _ 6) 26. September 2008)

A fitness lesson by Jane Fonda is shown on a monitor, intended as a join-in program for at home. Bucher, Claudia; counteracts the cult of the body and fitness by groaning as she follows it. The wall and floor are extensively covered with paper. The artist holds black chalk in both hands and traces each movement on the paper. The paper becomes more and more a drawing and the performer more and more a black sculpture.

Material: VHS tape with Jane Fonda's Workout, monitor with VHS input, paper, charcoal


Text by Eva Kramis from "Bucher, Claudia; - Vom Rieseln und Rinnen", 2007:

Bucher, Claudia; draws images of female clichés when she parodies the idea of a well-trained fit Hollywood9star by giving herself fully into "JANE FONDA'S WORKOUT BY Bucher, Claudia;". Bucher, Claudia; completes her fitness training in front of the gallery audience on large sheets of paper that she has stretched out under and behind her. She holds charcoal pencils in both hands, and her movements can be seen on the papers as wild expressions of increasing exhaustion. There is something tragicomic about the performance, irony as well as despair about the imposed "condition féminine". The radiantly cultivated, flawless "beauty" is lost in mercilessly exposed sweat and dirt. The myth of eternal youth and beauty cannot be maintained despite all efforts.