“The funeral of germanist Wendelin Schmidt-Dengler in Vienna´s Zentralfriedhof. His lectures on Austrian literature at the university of Vienna were always crowded and a large crowd of friends, colleagues and students turned up to bid him farewell. Continue reading
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In memoriam WSD 1942-2008
Posted in Uncategorized with tags Austria, German Studies, Literature, obituary, Wendelin Schmidt-Denger on 7 September 2012 by delclemReading Viennese Actionism
Posted in Uncategorized with tags art, Austria, book review, Vienna, Viennese Actionism 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
In the footsteps of Josefine Mutzenbacher
Posted in Uncategorized with tags Austria, Fin-de-siècle, guided tours, Josefine Mutzenbacher, Literature, pornograpgy, prostitution, sexuality, tourism, Vienna on 5 September 2012 by delclem
“What does ‘Bambi’ have to do with a Viennese prostitute of the 19th century? What is the ‘cushion method’ or even a ‘porcelain ride’? These and similar questions are answered in the guided walk ‘Josefine Mutzenbacher – the paths of desire in Old Vienna’. Curious?”
“Welt.All.Ende” – Walla!
Posted in Uncategorized with tags art brut, August Walla, Austria, exhibition, Gugging, Weltallende on 1 September 2012 by delclem
“The Art/Brut Center Gugging near Vienna has put together an amazing AUGUST WALLA (1936-2001) retrospective of more than 400 works from all periods of his artistic life. Together with his impressing paintings and drawings the show contains not only sculptures and installations, but also photographies and documentations of land art pieces.” Out of his own confused gender identity, the historical disasters of the (post)war period and social marginalization, Walla created his own universe (which is going to ‘end’ according to him) populated by gods and sexual-politcial symbols: the swastika e.g. symbolizes the female sex, whereas communism is ‘male’. Until Oct 28, 2012. Video (c) theartVIEw on Vimeo.
Nazi merchandising?
Posted in Uncategorized with tags Australia, Austria, branding, Germany, Hitler, India, media, men's wear, merchandising, UK on 31 August 2012 by delclem
“A MEN’S clothes store in India is being asked to change its name after the chosen ‘Hitler’ upsets the local community.”
Summer canard, naïveté or evil business – taking the vile merchandising & ‘branding’ of Nazi history a step further…?
And what is the Gandhi-Tshirt suupposed to mean?
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Anti-Semitic cartoon posted by HC Strache
Posted in Uncategorized with tags anti-Semitism, Austria, banking crisis, cartoon, FPÖ, Freedom Party, HC Strache on 28 August 2012 by delclem
“An Austrian politician has caused a furious backlash after he posted a grotesque cartoon on his Facebook page, showing a banker with a hooked nose and Star of David cufflinks.” >full text (c) HUFFINGTON POST 2012
Youth against Nazism
Posted in Uncategorized with tags Austria, Germany, National Socialism, Schlurfs, subculture, youth on 26 August 2012 by delclem
“A short account of the Schlurfs, working
class Austrian youth who rejected the
values of Nazism” (c) libcom.org 2012
Underground with Mozart & Co.
Posted in Uncategorized with tags Austria, museum, review, sights, underground, Vienna on 15 August 2012 by delclem
“A new tourist attraction takes visitors underground where they can listen to Mozart, experience a model air raid shelter or run with the rats.” > Review
(c) wieninternational.at 2012
Hallstatt copied
Posted in Uncategorized with tags Austria, China, Hallstatt, Huizhou, replica, tourism, UNESCO World Heritage on 2 August 2012 by delclem
“The UNESCO World Heritage village of Hallstatt in Austria has been around for a couple of 1000 years. But, its much newer Chinese look-a-like, built near the prosperous town ofHuizhou, has just opened for business. China Minmetals Corporation spent roughly $960 million creating a replica of Hallstatt—hoping to attract homegrown tourists and investment. Brand new homes built in the vintage European style lay empty, awaiting wealthy Chinese to snatch them up. While the first Chinese visitors took in the spectacle, the inhabitants of the Austrian original had mixed feelings.” Video (c) NTDTV, 4 June 2012
delirium clemens 