On January 9, 2016, our friend and colleague, the artist Padhi Frieberge became immortal. He was 85 years old. Fritz Kleibel eulogized him in his film Padhiland and I have written on his life and work. We are both admirers[…]↓ Lese den Rest dieses Eintrags …
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Violence under the Guise of Art On July 30, 1998 a TV interview with Hermann Nitsch was broadcast. On August 4th the following letter to the editor was published in the Kronen Zeitung, Austria’s largest-selling tabloid. The author is Lore[…]↓ Lese den Rest dieses Eintrags …
from Holy Roman Shenanigans The great crimes of this earth are murder, rape and torture. A murderer takes the life of a human being. A rapist violates a human being. A torturer inflicts unbearable pain on his victim. The suffering[…]↓ Lese den Rest dieses Eintrags …
Dagmar Koller, Honorary Patron of „Power4me“ Concerning the AAO Commune “Then my husband (Helmut Zilk), who was the mayor, informed me and I went out there to take a look. And I know Otto Mühl very well, because he lives[…]↓ Lese den Rest dieses Eintrags …
Politicians Have Their Say “You’ll find people in Gurk, who are either Socialists or Conservatives, who in certain situations may say that Hitler should be here now, but that doesn’t mean that they are Nazis. [1] – Karl Felsberger Deputy-Mayor[…]↓ Lese den Rest dieses Eintrags …
Laying the Groundwork: Luther to Streicher Julius Streicher, publisher of the virulently anti-Semitic Der Sturmer, took on the role of disciple while the dock at the Nuremberg Trials. “Dr. Martin Luther would very probably sit in my place in the[…]↓ Lese den Rest dieses Eintrags …
A Volunteer “For those who can fight, and resist, and stick together, and stick to their guns, I have the greatest respect! Yes, even if Hitler were living now, he would also admit that the Jews are a spunky race.[…]↓ Lese den Rest dieses Eintrags …
Head Against the Wall and Violent Art “The ‘moral-attackers’ look a bit ridiculous as they bang the same heads against the same wall decade after decade …. A crime us not less of a crime because it has been committed[…]↓ Lese den Rest dieses Eintrags …
Something Like a Junkie Violence is on the upswing. Your chances of avoiding victimization are diminishing. What we need is a palliative for pain that insures a life without physical suffering, and it has come on the market. I’m something[…]↓ Lese den Rest dieses Eintrags …
Herbert Kuhner from Violence Under the Guise of Art or Third Reich Recycling The Mission “The mission of VALIE EXPORT Center Linz is to study and reappraise as well as to mediate and contextualize the renowned artist’s pre-mature legacy. International[…]↓ Lese den Rest dieses Eintrags …