Hermann Nitsch

Hermann Nitsch

Hermann Nitsch was an Austrian avant-garde artist, known for his controversial performances and paintings. He was a founding member of the Viennese Actionism movement, which sought to challenge traditional art forms through provocative actions. Nitsch's Orgies Mysteries Theatre involved ritualistic performances that often included the use of animal blood and carcasses, aiming to evoke a primal response from the audience. His work has been both celebrated and criticized for its bold exploration of human instincts and societal taboos.

  • Title: Hermann Nitsch
  • Popularity: 1.271
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1938-08-29
  • Place of Birth: Wien, Austria
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Hermann Nitsch Movies

  • 1977
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    Documentazione Della Settimana Internazionale Della Performance

    Documentazione Della Settimana Internazionale Della Performance

    1 1977 HD

    “Before the eyes of all, at least of those present, the naked and direct exhibitions of the body take place with all its extensions; but the...

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  • 1982
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    Marmor, Stein und Eisen bricht

    Marmor, Stein und Eisen bricht

    1 1982 HD

    Biopic of tragic Schlager singer Drafi Deutscher.

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  • 2007
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    365 Day Project

    365 Day Project

    1 2007 HD

    This exhibition focuses on Jonas Mekas’ 365 Day Project, a succession of films and videos in calendar form. Every day as of January 1st, 2007...

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  • 2001
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    Frauenmuskel

    Frauenmuskel

    1 2001 HD

    "Frauenmuskel is a jarring and sexually explicit film. Yet, the film holds an important dual sense of mystery that haunts long and after the film is...

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  • 2006
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    The Action Art of Hermann Nitsch from Past to Present

    The Action Art of Hermann Nitsch from Past to Present

    1 2006 HD

    Retrospective on Hermann Nitsch. A 4-Hour overview of his Actions from 1962-2003, as well as an interview from 2005.

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  • 2021
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    As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty

    As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty

    7.6 2021 HD

    A compilation of over 30 years of private home movie footage shot by Lithuanian-American avant-garde director Jonas Mekas, assembled by Mekas "purely...

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  • 1986
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    He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life

    He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life

    8 1986 HD

    A film collage tracing the story of the lives, loves, and deaths within the artistic community surrounding Jonas Mekas.

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  • 1997
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    Birth of a Nation

    Birth of a Nation

    6.3 1997 HD

    Filmmaker Jonas Mekas films 160 underground film people over four decades.

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  • 2010
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    Becoming Otto

    Becoming Otto

    1 2010 HD

    A portrait of the Austrian avant-garde artist Otto Mühl/Muehl (1925-2013), whose work combined sex, violence, gastronomy and bodily effluence...

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  • 2018
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    Nitsch

    Nitsch

    1 2018 HD

    A short film by Maria Lassnig, shot in 1970.

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  • 2005
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    Scenes from the Life of Hermann Nitsch

    Scenes from the Life of Hermann Nitsch

    1 2005 HD

    A casual, personal portrait of Hermann Nitsch, made with footage I took over the many years of our friendship. Footage includes early performances in...

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  • 1979
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    Paradise Not Yet Lost

    Paradise Not Yet Lost

    1 1979 HD

    The film is arranged in six chronologically-ordered parts, each filmed in a different location during Oona's third year.

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  • 2008
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    Christoph Schlingensief - Die Piloten

    Christoph Schlingensief - Die Piloten

    1 2008 HD

    Documentary satire about a project by Christoph Schlingensief: Ten years after his TV project "Talk 2000", Schlingensief started to work on a new...

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  • 2002
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    Trieste

    Trieste

    1 2002 HD

    Based on slides shot in 1978 of the Austrian aktion artist Hermann Nitsch. Put away for 24 years, the color transparencies are spread out on a light...

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  • 1997
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    Birth of a Nation

    Birth of a Nation

    6.3 1997 HD

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  • 1967
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    Wehrertüchtigung

    Wehrertüchtigung

    3.3 1967 HD

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  • 2005
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    Das Orgien Mysterien Theater

    Das Orgien Mysterien Theater

    1 2005 HD

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  • 2013
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    Stöckl

    Stöckl

    1 2013 HD

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  • 1994
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    Phettbergs nette Leit Show

    Phettbergs nette Leit Show

    10 1994 HD

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  • 2004
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    Kulturplatz

    Kulturplatz

    6 2004 HD

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