Site menu:

 

HERBERT KUHNER Romancier, Lyriker, Dramatiker und Übersetzer ist 1935 in Wien in geboren. Er emigrierte 1939 in die Vereinigten Staaten und studierte an der Lawrenceville School und Columbia University. Nach Wien kehrte er 1963 zurück, wo er als ein freier Schriftsteller und Übersetzer lebt.

Die Wiener Zeit

more widgets >>

Remigration

Another topic I have “touched upon” is “remigration.” This word is a neologism, which means coming back to where you have been driven out.I've always said that I wanted a smooth ride, but I couldn't help rocking the boat. Rocking seems to be in my genes.

Harry`s Archives

RSS HuffPost

Remarkable People

On the road I have traveled, I have met many remarkable people. First I name my friend and mentor the late Emile Capouya. “Mike” encouraged me over the years and published two of my books in New York.

Herbert Kuhner

grew up in the United States, associating with the New York City jazz and coffee scene in the 1950s. ". . I've always said that I wanted to have smooth sailing, but I couldn't help rocking the boat. Rocking seems to be in my genes". As a subtitle I’ve chosen “Stepping out of line,” which is a movement my feet can’t seem to avoid making.

Site search

Recent Posts

 

June 2011
M T W T F S S
« May   Aug »
 12345
6789101112
13141516171819
20212223242526
27282930  

Vienna Today

Returning to my birthplace has given me a unique opportunity of writing on Third Reich Revisionism. This topic interlinks with Violence under the Guise of Art like pieces of a puzzle to reveal how the past manifests itself in the present.

Categories

Links:

Recent Comments

Spam Blocked

Meta

- visits: 381375 - online: 7


click here to learn more

Archive for June 28th, 2011

Art and Ritual Violence

Herbert Kuhner
Hermann Nitsch: “I could well envision that murder could be a component of a work of art; the artist’s accountability would be on another level….Thus, art can consist of a crime.” Killing was and is beyond all moral judgments.”
Here is a segment of the Partitur of “The Orgies Mystery Theater”: “A 7-year old […]

Posted: June 28th, 2011 under Polemics, Aktuell, Materialien, Dossier, Political, Hypocrisy.
Comments: none

Kunst und Körperlichkeit

Herbert Kuhner
Hermann Nitsch: „Ich könnte mir vorstellen, daß ein Mord Bestandteil eines Kunstwerks ist, daß aber jetzt eine andere Verantwortungsebene an den Mörder herantritt (…) Also: Kunst kann auch ein Verbrechen sein, sagen wir so. Das Töten war und ist außerhalb des ethischen Urteils.”
Hier ein Zitat aus der Nitsch Partitur: „Ein 7-jähriger Knabe wird wie […]

Posted: June 28th, 2011 under Polemics, Aktuell, Materialien, Dossier, Political, Hypocrisy.
Comments: none