Günter Brus’ «Zerreißprobe» und die Tradition christlicher Selbstopfer

This article addresses the relation of Zerreißprobe (1970), the last performance work of the Viennese Actionist Günter Brus, to the tradition of Christian self-sacrifice. Three aspects of this relation are given particular attention: the aestheticization of suffering, the representative function of...

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Main Author: Rosemarie Brucher
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Milano University Press 2013-05-01
Series:Studia austriaca
Online Access:https://riviste.unimi.it/index.php/StudiaAustriaca/article/view/3027
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description This article addresses the relation of Zerreißprobe (1970), the last performance work of the Viennese Actionist Günter Brus, to the tradition of Christian self-sacrifice. Three aspects of this relation are given particular attention: the aestheticization of suffering, the representative function of sacrifice and the distinction between the dependent body and the postulate of free will.
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title Günter Brus’ «Zerreißprobe» und die Tradition christlicher Selbstopfer
title_full Günter Brus’ «Zerreißprobe» und die Tradition christlicher Selbstopfer
title_fullStr Günter Brus’ «Zerreißprobe» und die Tradition christlicher Selbstopfer
title_full_unstemmed Günter Brus’ «Zerreißprobe» und die Tradition christlicher Selbstopfer
title_short Günter Brus’ «Zerreißprobe» und die Tradition christlicher Selbstopfer
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