Hermann nitsch biography
Hermann nitsch biography
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Hermann Nitsch
Austrian artist (1938–2022)
Hermann Nitsch | |
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Nitsch in 2012 | |
| Born | (1938-08-29)29 August 1938 Vienna, Austria |
| Died | 18 April 2022(2022-04-18) (aged 83) Mistelbach, Austria |
| Education | Wiener Graphische Lehr-und Versuchanstalt |
| Known for | Performance art, music |
| Notable work | Orgien Mysterien Theater |
| Movement | Vienna Actionists |
| Website | nitsch.org |
Hermann Nitsch (29 August 1938 – 18 April 2022)[1] was an Austrian contemporary artist and composer.
His art encompassed wide-scale performances incorporating theater, multimedia, rituals and acted violence. He was a leading figure of Viennese Actionism.
Life
Born in Vienna, Nitsch received training in painting when he studied at the Wiener Graphische Lehr-und Versuchanstalt, during which time he was drawn to religious art.[2][3] He is associated with the Vienna Actionists—a loosely affiliated group of Austrian artists interested in transgre