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Dear Friends,
We invite everyone to join us tonight to celebrate the opening reception of Hermann Nitsch’s exhibition 60. Painting Action // 60. Malaktion, the culmination of the artist’s first live painting action in the United States . This has been an exciting week and we would like to thank everyone who came to the gallery to be a part of this historic event. Please read some of the press we’ve received this week below, and our press release here. It's going to be a busy night so show up early to see the amazing show, try wine from Nitsch’s vineyard, and meet the artist. Looking forward to seeing you!
All the best,
Mike
Hermann Nitsch: 60. Painting Action / / 60. Malaktion
February 19th, 2011 – March 19th, 2011
Opening: Saturday, February 19th, 6-8 p.m.
Hermann Nitsch / 60. Painting Acttion // 60. Malaktion / 2011
Hermann Nitsch / 60. Painting Acttion // 60. Malaktion / 2011
Art in America, "Hermann Nitsch Takes Action, With Help From Friends"
Yesterday at noon, Hermann Nitsch was holding court from a black folding chair set up at Mike Weiss Gallery, drinking a berry smoothie that matched the paint caking his gloved hands. The former Viennese Actionist became notorious in the early '60s for his performances and "spill paintings" that incorporated blood, pigment, slaughtered animals, music and dancing…
Art Review, "Hermann Nitsch 60 Painting Action at MIKE WEISS GALLERY"
As a founding member of the Viennese Actionists, Hermann Nitsch took the action out of action painting and put his body into it...
Watch James Kalm’s comprehensive video of the action here.
Hermann Nitsch / 60. Painting Action // 60. Malaktion / 2011
Hermann Nitsch / 60. Painting Acttion // 60. Malaktion / 2011
Hyperallergic.com, "Experiencing Hermann Nitsch’s First Live Painting Action in the US"
I giggled like a giddy seventh grader with a boyfriend on Valentine’s Day when I heard Hermann Nitsch, the forerunner of the Viennese Actionism movement, was showing in New York. Since his earliest works in the 1960′s, Nitsch equalized the art-making process and spiritual ritual. The artist was head priest, facilitating an enlightened awareness through action. His earliest endeavors tarnished his reputation and led to complications with the police; alas, badass creativity knows no limitations…
Hyperallergic.com, "A Few Moments at Hermann Nitsch’s Chelsea Event"
After seeing Lynn Maliszewski’s report from the Hermann Nitsch show at the Mike Weiss Gallery in Chelsea, I decided it was necessary that I attend at least part of the Action Painting by the veteran Viennese Actionist…
Hermann Nitsch / 60. Painting Acttion // 60. Malaktion / 2011
Hermann Nitsch / 60. Painting Acttion // 60. Malaktion / 2011
For further information or images, contact Anna Ortt, Director at anna@mikeweissgallery.com
Mike Weiss Gallery
520 West 24th Street, New York, NY 10011
Between 10th and 11th Avenues
Nearest Subway: C/E 23rd Street & 8th Avenue
Tel: 212- 691-6899 Fax: 212-691-6877
Gallery Hours: Tues-Sat 10 to 6
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