As a
survivor of WWII, which
will mark his life and
work permanently, Hermann
Nitsch is considered one
of the most important contemporary
artists in the world while
his work continues to generate
conflicting reactions for
the use of blood and slaughtered
animals. Born in Austria
in 1938, he had to flee
catholic persecutions.
He is considered the founder
of “Viennese Actionism” and
is famous worldwide for
his “Theatre of the
Orgies and Mysteries”.
Painter, writer, composer
and performer, Nitsch is
a “total” artist,
unique and controversial;
his work appears in some
of the most important museums
in the world including
the Metropolitan and the
MoMA in New York, the Tate
Gallery in London, the
Centre Pompidou in Paris
and is featured in two
museums entitled exclusively
to him, within the museum
centre Mistelbach and the
Museo Hermann Nitsch in
Naples. Thanks to Nitsch’s
private and unpublished
archives the documentary
(filmed during more then
one year, between Austria,
Italy and Romania) is an
intimate and unique portrait
of his life, work and personality.
An extraordinary journey
that uncovers who Hermann
Nitsch really is, not only
as an artist, but most
of all as a human being.
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