Hermann Nitsch
dal 20/6/2012 al 8/9/2012
Segnalato da
20/6/2012
Hermann Nitsch
Museum Moderner Kunst Karnten, Klagenfurt
Personale. The exhibition shows works from all the periods of the extensive yet extremely compelling oeuvre, which is the culmination of the total artwork, the Theatre of Orgies and Mysteries. It refers to all disciplines and resources of sensuous expression used by the universal artist Hermann Nitsch to appeal to all five senses and combine them in an extreme overall experience, aiming towards heightening and orgiastic intensification of feeling and perception.
In an extensive solo exhibition, the Carinthian Museum of Modern Art is showing the complex and multifaceted work of Hermann Nitsch – one of the most important and controversial contemporary Austrian artists. The exhibition shows works from all the periods of the extensive yet extremely compelling œuvre, which is the culmination of the total artwork, the Theatre of Orgies and Mysteries.
It refers to all disciplines and resources of sensuous expression used by the universal artist Hermann Nitsch to appeal to all five senses and combine them in an extreme overall experience, aiming towards heightening and orgiastic intensification of feeling and perception. The overview ranges from early paintings and drawings from the 1950s – in which the artist recreated representations of religious figures by historic predecessors such as Rembrandt and Tintoretto – through action paintings, splatter paintings and picture objects, right up to current paintings. Special attention is given to his graphic art, ranging from informal drawings through architectural drawings for the Theatre of Orgies and Mysteries, to his breathtaking prints.
Also included are photographic and film documentations, as well as action relics, music, scriptural scores, colour spectrums and a collection of scents which complete the survey of all areas of this total artwork. A special highlight is the Burgkapelle, which Hermann Nitsch uses – in a almost idealised way – to reflect the religious aspects of his own works against the background of baroque frescoes by Josef Ferdinand Fromiller. The majority of the works in the exhibition are the property the artist. Numerous other works are on loan from Austrian and international, public and private collections.
Further informations:
Katharina Herzmansky T +43(0)50.536.16259 katharina.herzmansky@ktn.gv.at
Press conference: june 21 2012, 10 a.m.
Opening: june 21 2012, 7 p.m.
Museum Moderner Kunst Karnten
Burggasse, 8 Klagenfurt
Hours: tuesday to sunday from 10 am to 6 pm; hursday from 10 am to 8 pm (public holidays to 6 pm)
Tickets: adults: € 5,-; concessions: € 2,50