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Preserved fetuses, bandaged children covered in blood, Marilyn Manson made up as a sinister Mickey Mouse – Gottfried Helnwein’s shocking, uncompromising images have disturbed and fascinated the world for over 30 years, leaving a lasting impression on viewers and provoking them to confront their deepest fears. Striking, and strangely beautiful, the Austrian artist’s works are permeated with political, social and historical themes – fascism, child abuse, war, globalisation – and bore deep into our collective subconscious. Since his first show in 1971, when his pictures were covered with yellow stickers labelling them degenerate, Helnwein’s photographs, paintings and installations have probed the dark side of human existence, evoking a frisson of horror and excitement. Having been aware of Helnwein’s oeuvre since the 1970s, director Claudia Schmid has become increasingly convinced by the significance and power of his radical approach. Her film reveals the artistic processes and the personal world of an uninhibited creative talent. (DOK.fest München)
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