Hermann Nitsch Retrospective at Martin-Gropius-Bau, Berlin

A retrospective of Hermann Nitsch, a key figure of Viennese Actionism, was held at Martin-Gropius-Bau in Berlin from November 30, 2006 to January 22, 2007. The exhibition, spanning eighteen rooms, presents a tragic view of the artist's evolution, marked by failed development, exponential megalomania, and programmatic carelessness. Nitsch, along with Günter Brus, Otto Mühl, and Rudolf Schwarzkogler, was part of the Viennese Actionist group known for provocative performances involving nudity, scalpels, and raw meat. The review criticizes Nitsch's later work as no longer truly disturbing, contrasting with the group's earlier radicalism.