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080908: Künstlerhaus Wien – Alfred Hrdlicka – The Titan and the stage of life
Künstlerhaus Wien – Alfred Hrdlicka – The Titan and the stage of life
The uncomfortable Titan
This exhibit is a beautiful and poetic homage to one of the greatest Austrian post-war artists. The range of the exhibit spans from monumental sculptures, such as the reduced stage set of Intolleranze by Luigi Nono, to small format graphics, like the cycle Wiener Blut, which deals sarcastically with the absurdity of banning pornography. The huge works for the stage set of Peter Eschberg’s Faust production in Bonn (1982) are also highly recommendable.
But it wouldn’t be Alfred Hrdlicka if one wouldn’t also feel highly uncomfortable. For example when faced with the huge painting “Salvation Final Solution”, which takes up the murderous horror of the Nazi atrocities. Hrdlicka’s works always accuse or scream out against the injustice and cruelty of the world.
This exhibit successfully presents the entire spectrum of one of the most consequent and headstrong living artists. His memorial against war and fascism at Vienna’s Albertinaplatz is well known. However, his illustrations and paintings are rarely shown in collections and museums, where they would earn to be displayed next to works by Rainer, Nitsch, or other Austrian stars.
With his sculpture Orpheus I (1963), which is currently shown at the Albertinaplatz, the uncomfortable Titan definitely secured his position among the best sculptors of the 20th century.
Künstlerhaus Wien
1010 Vienna, Karlsplatz 5, until 21. 09. 2008
www.k-haus.at
080908
Künstlerhaus Wien
1010 Wien, Karlsplatz 5
Tel: +43 1 587 96 63
Email: office@k-haus.at
http://www.k-haus.at
Öffnungszeiten: täglich 10-18 h, Mi + Fr 10-22 h
Künstlerhaus Wien
1010 Wien, Karlsplatz 5
Tel: +43 1 587 96 63
Email: office@k-haus.at
http://www.k-haus.at
Öffnungszeiten: täglich 10-18 h, Mi + Fr 10-22 h
