Günter Brus Retrospective

Slought Foundation is pleased to announce "Primal Secretions: A Günter Brus Retrospective," an exhibition featuring original photographs and video documentation of past performances by Günter Brus, on display in the main galleries from September 23-December 23, 2006. This exhibition has been curated by Osvaldo Romberg, a Senior Curator at Slought Foundation, and features photographic and video documentation of performances including Selbstbemalung, 1965; Kunst und Revolution, 1968; and Zerreissprobe, 1970. For more information, visit http://slought.org/content/11316/

This exhibition program has been made possible in part through the generous support of Heike Curtze Gallery (Austrian representative) and the Günter Brus Studio. Information on "Die Aktionen: 1962-2003," a 2005 retrospective at Slought Foundation featuring work by fellow Viennese Actionist Hermann Nitsch, is available online: http://slought.org/content/11274/

In conjunction with the exhibition, Cecilia Novero will explore the historical and cultural context that informed the work of Viennese Actionist Günter Brus on Wednesday, September 27, 2006 from 7:00-9:00pm at Slought Foundation, followed by the United States premier of BODYANALYSIS, a documentary about the work of Günter Brus realized by Peter Kasparak (a Cosmos Factory GMBH Filmproduktion / Günter Brus Studio; 1:14 minutes). The documentary features rare photo and video documentation by Kurt Kren, Otto Mühl, and Hans Christof Stenzel, as well as from the private film collection of Günter and Anni Brus.

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Primal Secretions: A Günter Brus Retrospective
Featuring Günter Brus
Kurator: Osvaldo Romberg