Hermann Nitsch

1938 – 2022

Blood Picture 1962
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In Tate Britain

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4 artworks by Hermann Nitsch

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Biography

Hermann Nitsch (29 August 1938 – 18 April 2022) 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.

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Artworks

2nd Action

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53rd Action

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53rd Action

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Design of an Underground Town, after the Picture of the Last Supper for the Action-Drama ‘The Destruction and Rebirth of our Universe’

Poured Painting

Blood Picture

Theatre of Orgies and Mysteries. Early Actions. 5th Action 1964, 9th Action 1965, 12th Action 1965

Theatre of Orgies and Mysteries. Early Actions. 12th Action 1965, 15th Action 1965