HERMANN NITSCH - DAS ORGIEN MYSTERIEN THEATER - DIE PARTITUREN ALLER AUFGEFUHRTEN AKTIONEN 1960/1979

HERMANN NITSCH - DAS ORGIEN MYSTERIEN THEATER - DIE PARTITUREN ALLER AUFGEFUHRTEN AKTIONEN 1960/1979 - BAND 2 - 33/65. AKTION

Published by: studio Morra, Napoli, 1979

Softcover, 470 pages

18,6 x 23,5 cm

Language: German

Condition: Excellent

Published in 1979 by Studio Morra, this rare and monumental volume is the second in a series documenting Hermann Nitsch’s radical Orgien Mysterien Theater (O.M. Theater). Covering actions 33 to 65, this book serves as a comprehensive archive of Nitsch’s intense, transgressive, and ritualistic performances from 1960 to 1979.
Nitsch, a key figure of the Viennese Actionist movement, developed O.M. Theater as an immersive, multi-sensory experience—blending painting, music, performance, and religious symbolism into a total work of art (Gesamtkunstwerk). His actions, often controversial, involved the use of blood, flesh, and ecstatic gestures, exploring themes of sacrifice, catharsis, and the sacred within human experience.
This volume presents detailed performance scores, photographs, and texts that document Nitsch’s visceral happenings, offering deep insight into the conceptual and philosophical underpinnings of his practice. An essential collector’s piece for those interested in Viennese Actionism, avant-garde performance art, and the extreme intersections of ritual, body, and transcendence in contemporary art.