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Alfred Hrdlicka BIOGRAPHY
1928 Vienna, Austria - 2009 Vienna, Austria. Known for: Socio-political themed sculpture and painting, male torso figures.
"Alfred Hrdlicka Obituary," The Guardian, newspaper, London, February 13, 2010, Web. The Austrian artist Alfred Hrdlicka, who has died aged 81, was a controversial, radical figure whose work was... Read full biography
"Alfred Hrdlicka Obituary," The Guardian, newspaper, London, February 13, 2010, Web. The Austrian artist Alfred Hrdlicka, who has died aged 81, was a controversial, radical figure whose work was driven by his political beliefs and profound sense of humanity. His notoriety peaked in 2008 with the... Read full biography
"Alfred Hrdlicka Obituary," The Guardian, newspaper, London, February 13, 2010, Web. The Austrian artist Alfred Hrdlicka, who has died aged 81, was a controversial, radical figure whose work was driven by his political beliefs and profound sense of humanity. His notoriety peaked in 2008 with the exhibition of his painting Leonardo's Last Supper, Restored By Pier Paolo Pasolini. Although the title alone spells trouble, the picture was initially accepted by the conservative Cardinal Christoph... Read full biography
"Alfred Hrdlicka Obituary," The Guardian, newspaper, London, February 13, 2010, Web. The Austrian artist Alfred Hrdlicka, who has died aged 81, was a controversial, radical figure whose work was driven by his political beliefs and profound sense of humanity. His notoriety peaked in 2008 with the exhibition of his painting Leonardo's Last Supper, Restored By Pier Paolo Pasolini. Although the title alone spells trouble, the picture was initially accepted by the conservative Cardinal Christoph Schönborn for the show "Religion, Flesh and Power" at the Cathedral Museum in Vienna. When Christians around the world expressed their anger at Hrdlicka's seething, homoerotic image, the Church authorities removed it, claiming that this was done out of... Read full biography
"Alfred Hrdlicka Obituary," The Guardian, newspaper, London, February 13, 2010, Web. The Austrian artist Alfred Hrdlicka, who has died aged 81, was a controversial, radical figure whose work was driven by his political beliefs and profound sense of humanity. His notoriety peaked in 2008 with the exhibition of his painting Leonardo's Last Supper, Restored By Pier Paolo Pasolini. Although the title alone spells trouble, the picture was initially accepted by the conservative Cardinal Christoph Schönborn for the show "Religion, Flesh and Power" at the Cathedral Museum in Vienna. When Christians around the world expressed their anger at Hrdlicka's seething, homoerotic image, the Church authorities removed it, claiming that this was done out of "reverence for the sacred" rather than censorship. As Hrdlicka himself remarked, the only surprise was that they had agreed... Read full biography
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"Alfred Hrdlicka Obituary," The Guardian, newspaper, London, February 13, 2010, Web
The Austrian artist Alfred Hrdlicka, who has died aged 81, was a controversial, radical figure whose work was driven by his political beliefs and profound sense of humanity. His notoriety peaked in 2008 with the exhibition of his painting Leonardo's Last Supper, Restored By Pier Paolo Pasolini. Although the title alone spells trouble, the picture was initially accepted by the conservative Cardinal Christoph Schönborn for the show "Religion, Flesh and Power" at the Cathedral Museum in Vienna.
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