The new Vienna Actionism Museum focuses on the period from 1957 to 1973, with the world's largest Actionism collection of 17,000 exhibits, aiming to bring the movement 'out of its shadowy existence'.
Vienna Actionism artists, facing a repressed Austrian society, explored the human body and psyche without taboo, using extreme performances that shocked and provoked.
Criticism towards the museum specifically targets its treatment of Otto Muehl, convicted of child sexual offences, with concerns raised over glorifying a criminal figure and insensitivity towards victims.
A key aspect of the museum's mission is to showcase Vienna Actionism art as a way to learn from the past and understand the societal contexts that influenced these provocative works.
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