Prof. Dr. Klaus Albrecht Schröder, General Director of the Albertina
Vienna (OTS) –Deeply affected by the death of probably the most radical Viennese actionist, Günter Brus, the general director of ALBERTINA pays tribute to the great Austrian artist:
“Günter Brus is without a doubt one of the most important, influential and complex artists in Austria in the 20th century: from his early actionist paintings to the radical actions that he carried out on himself to the wonderfully poetic picture narratives with which he made his way into history of all the greatest draftsmen.
With Günter Brus, the last Austrian pioneer of the avant-garde movement that radically expanded painting from the canvas into space and onto one’s own body dies: his influence on international art cannot be overestimated.
The death of Günter Brus leaves a painful emptiness in this country, which persecuted him for many years before recognizing and honoring him as one of the greats of art.
Günter Brus’ work is one of the most important pillars in our museum’s collections. The ALBERTINA owns over 400 works by this great Austrian artist, including his most beautiful cycles and important multi-part picture narratives.
His groundbreaking actionist paintings from the early 1960s will be exhibited in the ALBERTINA Klosterneuburg – Essl Museum from the beginning of April.”
