Irina Kulik
LECTURE 10
A COURSE OF LECTURES: DISSYMMETRICAL SIMILARITIES
Irina Kulik
Wednesday, July 1, 2015, 19:30
Günter Brus – Zhang Huan
Garage Education Center
Austrian painter Günter Brus (b. 1938) is a key figure in Viennese Actionism. He began his carrier with an interest in Abstract Expressionism, but later moved towards performance as the main media for his art. His shocking and controversial actions are intended to question issues of the exposure of the body and freedom in the postwar sphere. The artist’s radical interventions into conservative society are meant to intentionally break taboos.
Zhang Huan (b. 1968) has become one of the most renowned Chinese artists today with his radical performances. Addressing political and spiritual issues through an extensive and sometimes masochistic use of his body, he explores issues of violence, collective actions, and censorship. The artist finds his inspiration in Buddhism, not only for his performance art, but also for his sculptures and paintings, which have been exhibited around the world.
Entrance is free, but seats are limited. Please arrive early.
Irina Kulik, PhD (b. 1970) is an art critic, culture expert, lecturer at the Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA), and author of numerous publications on contemporary art, cinema, and music.
Images
- Günter Brus
Selbstbemalung II (Self Painting), 1964
Performed in the Perinet Cellar, Vienna
Photo: Ludwig Hoffenreich
- Günter Brus
Walk in Vienna / Wiener Spaziergang, 1965
Photo: Laut Photographic Studio
© Sammlung Essl Privatstiftung. Photo: Ludwig Hoffenreich
- Zhang Huan
Homeland, 2001
© Zhang Huan
- Zhang Huan
Q-Confucius No. 2, 2011
Silicone, steel, carbon, fiber, acrylic
380.2 × 980.7 × 660.4 cm
Rockbund Art Museum
