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Reading Viennese Actionism

Posted in Uncategorized with tags , , , , on 6 September 2012 by delclem

 



No Austrian art movement of the 20th century has created such a stir as the so-called Viennese Actionism. Legal action was taken against the transgressive artists because of their body-oriented performances for indecent behavior, violating morals and disturbing public peace. They were vilified in the press and received public threats: legendary vents that have made (art) history > book review

Photo: the legendary “Art & Revolution” performance @ NIG, Auditorium I (University of Vienna), 7 June 1968
(c) wieninternational.at 2012

 

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Franz West 1947-2012

Posted in Uncategorized with tags , , , , on 27 July 2012 by delclem

“Creator of an Art Universe”
“Franz West, an influential Austrian sculptor with a penchant for art objects that were willfully unserious, nonideological and accessible and were displayed in Central Park and on the plaza at Lincoln Center, as well as in international exhibitions and blue-chip galleries around the world, died on Wednesday in Vienna. He was 65.” >full text (c) NYTimes, 2012

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Documenta 13 in dispute with church

Posted in Uncategorized with tags , , , , , on 31 May 2012 by delclem

Is the renowned German art exhibition documenta in Kassel censoring (other) art?

“Amidst fervent interest and speculation regarding the artist list of the upcoming 13th edition of the exhibtion, which has the art world looking for any clues possible to upset the traditionally secret document, documenta artistic director Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev and the catholic church have exchanged blows over a sculpture installed on the spire of Kassel’s St. Elizabeth’s Church. The work, Stephan Balkenhol’s “Man in the Tower” (2012), is a rough-hewn wooden rendering of a male figure dressed in a white shirt and grey trousers, with arms outstretched as if on a crucifix.” > text (c) ARTINFO, 2012

> website documenta 13

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Five Times Klimt

Posted in Uncategorized with tags , , , , on 4 April 2012 by delclem
“The Klimt anniversary year has now really got going and there are currently five different Klimt exhibitions for fans to choose among. With exhibits ranging from sketches and friezes to simple postcards written by him, there seems to be nothing in Vienna right now that couldn’t be linked in some way to the famous Jugendstil painter.” Article (c) wieninternational.at, 2012

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“Beauty Contest”

Posted in Uncategorized with tags , , , , on 10 March 2012 by delclem

An art exhibition at the MUSA in Vienna tries to challenge our daily obsession
with bodily “beauty” > full text (c) wieninternational.at, 2012

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The Closure of ‘The Ukrainian Body’

Posted in Uncategorized with tags , , , , on 1 March 2012 by delclem

Sex, Nationalism, and Academic Freedom:
Kyiv has its home-grown debate on ‘degenerate art’.

“Controversy has erupted at the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy (NaUKMA) over the recent closure of the art exhibition The Ukrainian Body at the university’s Visual Cultural Research Center (VCRC) and by the closure of the Center itself a few days later.

One can get a good sense of what was being shown at the exhibition from the review on the internet journal Art Ukraine.” >MORE

(c) John-Paul Himka & ukraineanalysis.com, 2012 (reblogged)

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Museum boom in Kraków

Posted in Uncategorized with tags , , , , on 8 February 2012 by delclem

“Three museums have recently opened in Kraków that will be of interest to aviation, history and art enthusiasts. The city is rediscovering many of the things that were suppressed or deliberately ignored under the Communists, including contemporary art.” >Article (c) wieninternational.at, 2012

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Gesamtkunstwerk in Vienna & London

Posted in Uncategorized with tags , , , , on 5 February 2012 by delclem

“The 21er Haus, a museum which opened in Vienna last November, is dedicating its second exhibition to the utopia of the “total work of art”; this aims at inspiring discourse.” Article (c) wieninternational.at, 2012

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The X-files of art history

Posted in Uncategorized with tags , , , , , , , on 7 January 2012 by delclem

‘EUROPE & THE SPIRIT WORLD,
or: the Fascination with the Occult, 1750-1950’

“This is a cross-disciplinary exhibition exploring the influence of the occult on artists, thinkers, writers and scholars throughout Europe, at decisive moments in the history of the modern world. The exhibition is organized into three sections:

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Vaclav Pozarek

Posted in Uncategorized with tags , , , on 11 December 2011 by delclem

Swiss made (1985)
Wood, painted brown

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