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  • Hermann Nitsch

Aktion 58

Mar 25, 1978

Video produced by Image Bank. Nitsch’s use of blood, animal entrails and nude bodies in his performance works prompted a horrified response in the Vancouver Province which in turn incited a flurry of activity in the House of Commons. The Front stood its ground, with support from Timothy Porteous of the Canada Council.

People: Nitsch, Hermann | Subject Keywords: Early Photo Archive | performance art | single-channel video
Hermann Nitsch - "Aktion 58" (1978)
  • Nitsch, Aktion
    Nitsch, Aktion
  • Hermann Nitsch, two unidentified, Mike O'Connell, "Aktion 58", 1978
    Hermann Nitsch, two unidentified, Mike O’Connell, “Aktion 58″, 1978
  • Hermann Nitsch, two unidentified, Mike O'Connell, "Aktion 58", 1978
    Hermann Nitsch, two unidentified, Mike O’Connell, “Aktion 58″, 1978
  • Hermann Nitsch, two unidentified, Mike O'Connell, "Aktion 58", 1978
    Hermann Nitsch, two unidentified, Mike O’Connell, “Aktion 58″, 1978
  • Hermann Nitsch, two unidentified, Mike O'Connell, "Aktion 58", 1978
    Hermann Nitsch, two unidentified, Mike O’Connell, “Aktion 58″, 1978

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