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Published by Ritter Verlag, this 392-page volume stands as the second half of a definitive two-part comprehensive survey on the movement.<\/p>\n<h3>Product Overview<\/h3>\n<p>This volume focuses intensely on the height and aftermath of Viennese Actionism (<em>Wiener Aktionismus<\/em>), tracking how artists shifted away from the boundaries of traditional painting into direct, visceral body art and performance. It captures a brutal, cathartic rebellion against postwar Austria&#8217;s rigid social conservatism, bourgeois conventions, and deep-seated Catholic taboos.<\/p>\n<p>The book is meticulously curated and features a wealth of archival content, making it an invaluable resource for art historians, collectors, and students of performance art.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Key Features<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The Core Four Artists:<\/strong> Provides deep biographical insights and chronologies for the movement&#8217;s primary pioneers: G\u00fcnter Brus, Otto M\u00fchl, Hermann Nitsch, and Rudolf Schwarzkogler.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Expert Critical Commentary:<\/strong> Features definitive, thought-provoking essays including &#8220;The Dramaturgy of the Organic&#8221; and &#8220;The Shattered Mirror&#8221; by renowned art historian Hubert Klocker, alongside analysis by Konrad Oberhuber.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bilingual Documentation:<\/strong> Presented with parallel text in both <strong>German and English<\/strong>, making the highly specialized manifestos and histories accessible to a global audience.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Visual Chronology:<\/strong> Packed with rare black-and-white and color plates that serve as a photographic testament to the raw, scandalous, and ritualistic live actions performed between 1960 and 1971.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Exhibition History:<\/strong> Originally produced in conjunction with major historic exhibitions held at the Graphische Sammlung Albertina in Vienna and the Museum Ludwig in Cologne.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Book Specifications<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>ISBN-13:<\/strong> 978-3854150626<\/li>\n<li><strong>ISBN-10:<\/strong> 3854150628<\/li>\n<li><strong>Publisher:<\/strong> Ritter Verlag (Klagenfurt)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Publication Date:<\/strong> January 1, 1989<\/li>\n<li><strong>Format:<\/strong> Softcover \/ Paperback with Dust Jacket<\/li>\n<li><strong>Page Count:<\/strong> 392 pages<\/li>\n<li><strong>Language:<\/strong> German and English<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Condition:<\/strong> As new in french fold wraps. 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