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Günter Brus

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Also known as Gunter Brus, Brus

Austrian artist (1938–2024)

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It sits within the topics 1938 births, 2024 deaths and 20th-century Austrian male artists.

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Ardning, Styria, Austria

Günter Brus is a controversial Austrian painter, performance artist, graphic artist, experimental filmmaker and writer.

Known for

  • Becoming Otto2010
  • Scenes from the Life of Hermann Nitsch — himself2005
  • Bodyanalysis / Actions 1964–1970 — self2004
  • The Films of Kurt Kren 1957-1995 — Self2001
  • Arnulf Rainer - Sternsucher1994
  • Back to Fucking Cambridge — Alfred Kubin1987
  • 27/71 On Peacock Isle1971
  • Zerreissprobe1970
  • Mini Psycho-Drama1970
  • Psychodramulett1970

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Austria
Active from
1938-09-27
Active to
2024-02-10

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Total plays
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Günter Brus (born September 27, 1938, Ardning, Styria) is an Austrian painter, performance artist, graphic artist and writer. He was the co-founder in 1964 of Wiener Aktionismus (Viennese Actionism) together with Otto Muehl, Hermann Nitsch and Rudolf Schwarzkogler. His aggressively presented actionism intentionally disregarded conventions and taboos. Sentenced to 6 months in prison after the "Kunst und Revolution" event at the University of Vienna in 1968, he fled to Berlin with his family and

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Instance of
human
Given name
Günther
Gender
male
Citizenship
Austria
Place of birth
Ardning
Place of death
Graz
Occupation
artist
Languages spoken
German
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date of birth
1938-09-27
floruit
1986-01-01
Commons category
Günter Brus
date of death
2024-02-10
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