Maker/Artist

Nitsch, Hermann

Austrian performance artist, painter, and composer, 1938-2022

Viennese Actionist used blood, entrails, flesh, set design, and musical compositions in his work, often targeting religion or fascism. Nitsch was the creator of Das Orgien Mysterien Theater in 1962, a long-running series of ritualistic performances.

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