Amor Psyche Action-Vienna
by August Ruhs, Karl Goldblat, Pilar Parcerisas, Reinhard Priessnitz

"Viennese Actionism fought for individual freedom and its movement contributed to greater interpersonal and sexual tolerance. To this day the cultural shock caused by their rebellion against baroque Catholicism and the sacred family can still be felt. The work of the four main protagonists of Viennese Actionism - Otto Muehl, Hermann Nitsch, Rudolf Schwarzkogler a Günter Brus-would not have been possible without its preceding and contemporary influences. Surrounded by a repressed political past, both men and women were seeking to explore the experience of the highs and lows of 'being human' against the hypocrisy towards sentiments and drang"--http://www.dox.cz/
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