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Hermann Nitsch
Austrian artist (–)
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| Born | ()29 August Vienna, Austria |
| Died | 18 April () (aged83) Mistelbach, Austria |
| Education | Wiener Graphische Lehr-und Versuchanstalt |
| Knownfor | Performance art, music |
| Notable work | Orgien Mysterien Theater |
| Movement | Vienna Actionists |
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Hermann Nitsch (29 August – 18 April )[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 transgressive themes and the centrality of the body in their artwork, whi