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welcome to the new
Vienna Actionism Museum

Audio: 1:41

Introduction
What is Vienna Actionism?

Audio: 2:04

1. FROM PANEL PAINTING TO ACTION

Muehl called it “overcoming the panel painting by visualising the process of destruction”.

2. STAGED PHOTOGRAPHY

With regard to photography in Vienna Actionism, the term “documentation medium” is quickly used, which is true on the one hand, but far too short-sighted on the other. …

3. PICTORIAL WORKS

Günter Brus, Otto Muehl, Hermann Nitsch and Rudolf Schwarzkogler did not see their actions as overcoming painting, but as a new, expanded form of it, in which they never abandoned their pictorial thinking. …

4. SOLO ACTIONS

In September 1967, Günter Brus realised his 23rd action, in which he included his daughter Diana, who was born in March of the same year. …

5. COLLABORATIVE ACTIONS AND POLITICIZATION

The second half of the 1960s in Vienna Actionism was characterised by two developments: the inclusion of Vienna artist colleagues and tendencies towards politicisation. …

6.RUDOLF SCHWARZKOGLER‘S LATE CONCEPTUAL WORK

Apart from three participations in joint actions, Rudolf Schwarzkogler worked only on the conceptual level after his sixth and last individual action in spring 1966 until his premature death in June 1969. …

7. GuNTER BRUS STRESS TEST

On June 19, 1970, Günter Brus realised his last work as an action artist with “Zerreißprobe” (Stress Test) at Aktionsraum 1 in Munich. …

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Was ist Wiener Aktionismus

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Vier Aktionen

Eroffnung:
13.02.2025, 18:30 Uhr

14.02. – 27.07.2025

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exhibition

Four Actions

Opening:
13.02.2025, 6:30 pm

14.02. – 27.07.2025

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Introduction: What is Vienna Actionism?

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Opening exhibition

What is Vienna Actionism?

Gunter Brus

Otto Muehl

Hermann Nitsch

Rudolf Schwarzkogler

15.03.2024 – 31.01.2025

Dates & Events

February 2025

Opening: 13.02.2025, 6:30 pm
Exhibition: 14.02.2025 – 18.05.2025

Four Actions

With its second exhibition, the WAM is now going into greater depth. The opening exhibition WHAT IS VIENNA ACTIONISM? first offered an overview of the multi-layered developments of this movement in the 1960s, whereby the individual actions were only presented with exemplary photos. Now, under the title FOUR ACTIONS, an exhibition series is being launched that presents selected actions with all the available historical material. In this way, it will be possible for the first time to understand the actions in all their detail. The aim of the exhibition is to open up new perspectives on the reception of Vienna Actionism through the precise examination of individual actions.

February 25, Thursday,  5:00 pm

Public guided tour (DE)

Tour through the current exhibition.

March 2025

March 08, Saturday,  4:00 pm

Public guided tour (DE)

Tour through the current exhibition.

March 09, Sunday,  4:00 pm

Director’s tour (DE)

Our director Julia Moebus-Puck gives a personal insight into the development of Vienna Actionism.

March 15, Saturday,  3:00 pm

Public guided tour (DE)

Tour through the current exhibition.

March 16, Sunday,  4:00 pm

Director’s tour (DE)

Our director Julia Moebus-Puck gives a personal insight into the development of Vienna Actionism.

March 29, Saturday,  3:00 pm

Public guided tour (DE)

Tour through the current exhibition.

March 30, Sunday,  4:00 pm

Director’s tour (DE)

Our director Julia Moebus-Puck gives a personal insight into the development of Vienna Actionism.