• Hermann Nitsch Life and Work recorded by Danielle Spera. The cover is black with red and white text. There is a black and white image of the artist.
  • The book is open to two pages and has eleven photographs of a performance piece by the artist across it.
  • The book is open to two pages. There is an interview on the right page with the artist and black and white photos from the artists youth across both.
  • The book is open to two pages and has a four photos showing the artists estate and yellow flowers.
  • Hermann Nitsch Life and Work recorded by Danielle Spera. The cover is black with red and white text. There is a black and white image of the artist.
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Hermann Nitsch: Life and Work

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This biography of Hermann Nitsch, newly translated into English from the original German, allows us to experience the artist in his own words.

Known for his interdisciplinary practice that encompasses performance, painting, musical composition, and more, Nitsch became a pioneer of Vienna’s avant-garde scene in the 1960s and 1970s, staging radical and controversial performances as part of the Viennese Actionism movement.

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In an extensive conversation with Danielle Spera, he recounts his family history, early childhood, and the evolution of his artistic practice from his paint- and blood-soaked canvases through to his expansive, sensorial performances of the six-day play. This oral history is complemented by a conversation with Rita Nitsch and the artist’s own writings. Generously illustrated with archival photography and artwork imagery, Hermann Nitsch: Life and Work provides an immersive look at a singular artist.
Publication details

Contributors: Hermann Nitsch, Rita Nitsch, Danielle Spera
Publisher: Pace Publishing
Publication date: 2023
Softcover
440 pages: 335 color images
9 ½ × 6 ¾ inches
ISBN: 9781948701624
Hermann Nitsch Life and Work recorded by Danielle Spera. The cover is black with red and white text. There is a black and white image of the artist.
The book is open to two pages and has eleven photographs of a performance piece by the artist across it.
The book is open to two pages. There is an interview on the right page with the artist and black and white photos from the artists youth across both.
The book is open to two pages and has a four photos showing the artists estate and yellow flowers.
Hermann Nitsch Life and Work recorded by Danielle Spera. The cover is black with red and white text. There is a black and white image of the artist.

Hermann Nitsch

Hermann Nitsch was known for his interdisciplinary practice that encompassed performance, painting, musical composition, and more. Having trained at Vienna’s Graphische Lehr- und Versuchsanstalt in the 1950s, the artist became a pioneer of the city’s avant-garde scene in the 60s and 70s, staging radical and controversial performances as part of the Viennese Actionism movement.

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