nitsch museum

»MEINE ARBEIT SOLL EINE SCHULE DES LEBENS, DER WAHRNEHMUNG UND DER EMPFINDUNG SEIN.«

Hermann Nitsch was born on August 29, 1938 in Vienna. He is the crucial founder of Viennese Actionism and is regarded as one of the most versatile contemporary artists: action performer, painter, composer (symphonies, organ concerts), and set designer. His synthesis of the arts, the Theatre of Orgies and Mysteries, encompasses the broad spectrum of his art by calling on all five senses – the tragic leads us to becoming involved with flesh, blood and intestines.