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- Born
- 1938
- Works
- 28
Top works
- Blut in den Mund
- Nitsch
- Hermann Nitsch, Aktionsmalereien, 1960-1963, 1989-1990
- Die Wortdichtung II
- Die Architektur des Orgien Mysterien Theaters
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Film & TV
Wien, Austria
Hermann Nitsch was an Austrian avant-garde artist, known for his controversial performances and paintings. He was a founding member of the Viennese Actionism movement, which sought to challenge traditional art forms through provocative actions. Nitsch's Orgies Mysteries Theatre involved ritualistic performances that often included the use of animal blood and carcasses, aiming to evoke a primal…
Known for
- Nitsch2018
- Stöckl — Self2013
- Becoming Otto2010
- HN - Hermann Nitsch — himself2009
- Christoph Schlingensief - Die Piloten — Self2008
- 365 Day Project — Self2007
- The Action Art of Hermann Nitsch from Past to Present — Himself2006
- The Action Art Of Hermann Nitsch From Past To Present — Self2006
- Scenes from the Life of Hermann Nitsch — himself2005
- Kulturplatz — Self2004
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Austria
- Active from
- 1938-08-29
- Active to
- 2022-04-18
Discography
- 56a Azione Chiesa S. Lucia Bologna1977
- Island: Eine Sinfonie in 10 Sätzen1980
- Klaviersonate. Nachtstück Für Harmonium1984
- Komposition für Orgel1995
- Sinfonia Punta Campanella in 4 Movimenti2004
- Harmoniumwerk, Vols. 9, 10, 11, 122004
- Albertina Quartett2019
- Akustisches Abreaktionsspiel2020
- Weinviertel Sinfonie2022
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- Listeners
- 3,377
- Total plays
- 40,148
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Hermann Nitsch (Vienna, 29 August 1938 – Mistelbach, 18 April 2022) was an Austrian artist who worked in experimental and multimedia modes. Nitsch received training in painting during the time he studied at the Wiener Graphische Lehr-und Versuchanstalt. He is called an "actionist" or a performance artist. He is associated with the Vienna Actionists, and like them conceived his art outside traditional categories of genre. Nitsch's abstract splatter paintings <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Hermann
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Austria
- Place of birth
- Vienna
- Place of death
- Mistelbach
- Occupation
- professor
- Position held
- full professor
- Languages spoken
- German
- Religion
- Roman Catholic
- Field of work
- installation art
- Movement
- Viennese Actionism
- Official website
- www.nitsch.org
- Image
- Hermann Nitsch Viennale 2012.jpg
- Work location
- Naples
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- has works in the collection
- Museum Ludwig
- Commons category
- Hermann Nitsch
- date of birth
- 1938-08-29
- name in native language
- Hermann Nitsch
- influenced by
- Vincent van Gogh
- date of death
- 2022-04-18
- end of work period
- 2010-00-00
- start of work period
- 1961-00-00
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