Günter Brus

(Austrian, born 1938)

Günter Brus is an Austrian artist known for his controversial films, performances, and paintings. He was notably a member of the Viennese Actionist Group alongside Otto Muehl and Hermann Nitsch. “Pure painting or the art of drawing whose point of departure is based on purely formal criteria is, in my opinion, passé,” he has said. Born on September 27, 1938 in Ardning, Austria, he studied at the Kunstgewerbeschule in Graz before transferring to the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna. In 1960, the artist’s interest in the paintings of Jackson Pollock led his transition into making performance-based paintings regarding his own body. Many of the Viennese Actionist’s radical acts were intended as reactions to what they considered the ongoing legacy of Nazi fascism in Austrian culture. His 1968 performance Kunst und Revolution, consisted of the artist consuming his own urine, masturbating in public, and vomiting, he was subsequently jailed for six months. Brus currently lives and works in Graz, Austria. Today, his works are held in the collections of the National Galleries of Scotland in Edinburgh, The Museum of Modern Art in New York, and the Essl Collection of Contemporary Art in Austria, among others.

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Günter Brus (1,154 results)
ERINNERUNG AN EINE INSZENIERUNG, 1994

Günter Brus

ERINNERUNG AN EINE INSZENIERUNG, 1994

Sale Date: March 5, 2018

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untitled, 1974

Günter Brus

untitled, 1974

Sale Date: March 5, 2018

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Binnenqualtinger, Kurzschluss, Der..., 1990

Günter Brus

Binnenqualtinger, Kurzschluss, Der..., 1990

Sale Date: March 5, 2018

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Kirschbärenblut, 1989

Günter Brus

Kirschbärenblut, 1989

Sale Date: February 28, 2018

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Selbstbemalung I, Operngasse, Atelier John..., 1964

Günter Brus and Ludwig Hoffenreich

Selbstbemalung I, Operngasse, Atelier John..., 1964

Sale Date: March 9, 2018

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Selbstbemalung I (Handbemalung), Operngasse, , 1964

Günter Brus

Selbstbemalung I (Handbemalung), Operngasse, , 1964

Sale Date: March 9, 2018

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Kunst ist wenn man es trotzdem kauft

Günter Brus

Kunst ist wenn man es trotzdem kauft

Sale Date: November 30, 2017

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Angst, 1982

Günter Brus

Angst, 1982

Sale Date: December 6, 2017

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Die Schlafmittelagenten, 1991

Günter Brus

Die Schlafmittelagenten, 1991

Sale Date: December 6, 2017

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Das blaue Entsetzen, 1982

Günter Brus

Das blaue Entsetzen, 1982

Sale Date: December 6, 2017

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Wer hat ein Messer versteckt? Wer hat eine...

Günter Brus

Wer hat ein Messer versteckt? Wer hat eine...

Sale Date: December 6, 2017

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Der letzte Oktober, 1982

Günter Brus

Der letzte Oktober, 1982

Sale Date: December 6, 2017

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Selbstterraquarium, 1983

Günter Brus

Selbstterraquarium, 1983

Sale Date: December 6, 2017

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Irgendwo und irgendwann etwas anderes als..., 1997

Günter Brus

Irgendwo und irgendwann etwas anderes als..., 1997

Sale Date: December 6, 2017

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Nabelstromdelta, 1997

Günter Brus

Nabelstromdelta, 1997

Sale Date: December 6, 2017

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Einübung in Rätsel, 1980

Günter Brus

Einübung in Rätsel, 1980

Sale Date: December 6, 2017

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Wird es einmal ein Lebewesen ohne Tastsinn..., 1989

Günter Brus

Wird es einmal ein Lebewesen ohne Tastsinn..., 1989

Sale Date: November 23, 2017

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Untitled (action drawing), 1966

Günter Brus

Untitled (action drawing), 1966

Sale Date: November 23, 2017

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DAS KIRSCHENPAAR, 1991

Günter Brus

DAS KIRSCHENPAAR, 1991

Sale Date: November 20, 2017

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EHE WIR UNS LAECHERLICH MACHEN, 1984

Günter Brus

EHE WIR UNS LAECHERLICH MACHEN, 1984

Sale Date: November 20, 2017

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Hölderlins Glashaus, 1976

Günter Brus

Hölderlins Glashaus, 1976

Sale Date: November 15, 2017

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Armenhaus, 1975

Günter Brus

Armenhaus, 1975

Sale Date: November 15, 2017

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Günter Brus und Arnulf Rainer - Komposition

Günter Brus and Arnulf Rainer

Günter Brus und Arnulf Rainer - Komposition

Sale Date: November 5, 2017

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Endsternzeit-Ende

Günter Brus

Endsternzeit-Ende

Sale Date: November 2, 2017

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