Kurt KREN 1929-1998
Box 2: Selbstverstümmelung: Aktion Günter Brus, 1965
Roll of Super 8 film, 9 video stills, 1 photograph of Kurt Kren, 1 notebook and 1 outline on millimeter paper
Overall: 31.5 x 23 x 16 cm
Film: 5 min 19 sec
Film: 5 min 19 sec
Edition of 50
Kren filmed Brus’ first action Ana (1964). In Selbstverstummelung, Brus lays on white rectangular piece of cloth, his body completely painted in white. His dramatic body language and the use...
Kren filmed Brus’ first action Ana (1964).
In Selbstverstummelung, Brus lays on white rectangular piece of cloth, his body completely painted in white. His dramatic body language and the use of sado-masochistic objects – razors, forks, scissors etc. – mark a dramatic shift towards the use of his body as the material. It also focuses on the dividing black line as an integral element in his work.
In Selbstverstummelung, Brus lays on white rectangular piece of cloth, his body completely painted in white. His dramatic body language and the use of sado-masochistic objects – razors, forks, scissors etc. – mark a dramatic shift towards the use of his body as the material. It also focuses on the dividing black line as an integral element in his work.