THE BEGINNING. Art in Austria, 1945-1980. #4 Abstract Art

Among the contemporary art movements that developed after the Second World War in Austria, Vienna Actionism and its protagonists are the most prominent and most recognized internationally. Hermann Nitsch, Günter Brus, Otto Muehl, Rudolf Schwarzkogler have to be mentioned in the first place, but at some points in their careers, Padhi Frieberger as well as Arnulf Rainer also made their contribution to Actionism. Vienna Actionism is characterized by a radicalism that was unusual for the era, by an apparently aggressive physicality and by the transition from sculpture to the body and to interior space. The opening exhibition The Beginning in ALBERTINAmodern dedicates a specific focus to Vienna Actionism. In our video #5, CastYourArt interviewed curator Brigitte Borchhardt-Bierbaumer about this art movement.

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