In Klosterneugurg bei Wien würde der ehemalige Bundespräsident von Weizsäcker gerne hängen, so sagt er, wäre er denn ein Bild. Er würde sich dort in ebenso feiner wei weltläufiger Gesellschaft befinden, denn in der 25 000 Einwohnergemeinde am Rande der österreichischen Hauptstadt hat das Sammlerehepaar Agnes und Karlheinz Essl in den vergangenen 35 Jahren über 6000 zeitgenössische Kunstwerke von einem Rang zusammengetragen, der sich mit internationalen Museen messen kann. Nun zeigen die kunstverliebten Baumarktmillionäre aus Anlass des Geburtstages ihrer "Passion for Art" 400 ausgewählte Werke der Gegenwartskunst. In friedlicher Koexistenz finden sich da Francis Bacon, Julian Opie, Anselm Kiefer, Gottfried Helnwein, Peter Land und Gerhard Richter, ...

Gottfried Helnwein konzipierte und organisierte die erste Musumsausstellung des künstlerischen Werkes von Carl Barks. Von 1994 bis 1997 wurde die Retrospektive in zehn europäischen Museen gezeigt und von über 400 000 Menschen gesehen. - 2007 stellt er die Ausstellung für das Karikaturmuseum Krems neu zusammen, die nun das erste mal in Österreich gezeigt wird.
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"Donald Duck in den Cartoons wie die Unglücklichen in der Realität erhalten ihre Prügel, damit der Zuschauer sich an die eigenen gewöhnen kann."
Theodor W. Adorno ...

Pop Art made Mickey and Donald into icons, and artists continue to be inspired by Disney’s legacy today. This section shows some thirty works based on Disney characters, created by a diverse group of modern and contemporary artists that includes Gary Baseman, Christian Boltanski, Gottfried Helnwein, Bertrand Lavier, Roy Lichtenstein, Claes Oldenburg, Peter Saul and Andy Warhol. ...

In Recognition of Significant Artistic Contributions to the Disney Duck Genre and the Carl Barks Legacy. ...

Some of the biggest names in contemporary art are coming to the Denver Art Museum as part of an unprecedented year-long lecture series., funded by internationally known collectors Vicki and Kent Logan of Vail.
The lineup, titled "Logan Lectures 2007," will feature 10 major artists from around the world whose works are on view in the museum's new $110 million Hamilton Building. The series begins in January and runs through December. Some of their pieces can be seen in the largest of the temporary exhibitions on view as part of the addition's inauguration - "Radar: Selections From the Collection of Vicki and Kent Logan." ...

Gottfried Helnwein is an artistic icon in both Europe and America who has exhibited all over the world. His style ranges from comics to hyper-naturalism and even to installation work, but is always founded in an amazing skill and craftsmanship. The show features works of Helnwein’s dating back to the 80s and up to 1997, in a gathering of the best of Helnwein’s work from the past two decades. The most astounding work is, without a doubt, Pietà from 1997, which also introduces some of the main elements that flow through Helnwein’s work—namely the use of motives from religious art and references to major works of art history. ...

At City Hall on Thursday, Nov. 16, the Philadelphia City Council passed a resolution commemorating the 68th anniversary of Kristallnacht and recognizing Austrian artist Gottfried Helnwein for his contributions to assuring that the Holocaust will never be forgotten. "Ninth November Night," a world-renowned exhibit of Helnwein's work commemorating Kristallnacht, will have its U.S debut at the Judge Lewis Quadrangle in Philadelphia next April. ...

Mr. Kresnik's stage pictures are often powerful. His ''Rheingold'' and ''Walküre'' compaction introduces Wagner; Nietzsche; King Ludwig; various Wagner wives and lovers; Konrad Adenauer, the first chancellor of West Germany; a ''red figure''; and modern-day soldiers and G.I.'s among the characters. Ludwig dances in his familiar blue jacket, naked from the waist down. Alberich hacks off his penis with a giant sword. The first act of ''Die Walküre'' is a trio for three naked men, one of whom becomes visibly pregnant (the wonders of a prosthesis and flesh-colored makeup). This last, it might be argued, successfully reintroduces the transgressive impact of incest to a modern audience lulled by Wagner's music. ...

Bühne, Kostüme, Maske: Gotttfried Helnwein ...

Kresniks aktuelle Bezüge zielen meist in Richtung moderner Kriege um Rohstoffe. So läuft am Anfang ein Video über brennende Ölfelder. Sie passen zu der wahren Bilderorgie, die Kresnik und sein renommierter Bühnenbildner Gottfried Helnwein entfachen. Der österreichische Maler, der es vor allem durch seine surrealen Kindergemälde zu internationalem Ruhm gebracht hat, lässt Funken sprühen, literweise Blut spritzen und verschärft noch Kresniks Wucht und Bilderwut. ...