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Published for the Helnwein - Retrospective at the Marble Palace of the State Russian Museum St. Petersburg.
Edition with English text - ISBN: 5900872556
Edition with Russian text - ISBN: 3-930775-31-X
Palace Edition, St. Petersburg, 1997
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Second edition:
Koenemann, Cologne, 1998
Texts in English, German and French.
ISBN: 3829014481

THE HELNWEIN PASSION -
I'll never forget the sensation I had at the unveiling of Gottfried Helnwein's "Kindskopf" in the Russian Museum. And not just because this enormous canvas (six metres in height, four in breadth), well-known from reproductions, seemed to operate in a whole new way in the real, quasi-monumental space of the museum's "Concrete Hall", originally intended for the demonstration of gigantic sculptural compositions. I realised that I was looking at the inner content of this innovative picture from a whole new point of view.

THE SUBVERSIVE POWER OF ART -
Helnwein - A Concept Artist before the Turn of the Millennium. Is it sheer coincidence that Gottfried Helnwein, the Austrian artist, created a portrait of both the German and the American? Coincidence, that he captured Warhol as a disturbing spectre on photograph, but painted Beuys? And that he then photographed the painted portrait of Beuys in the hands of Arno Breker, Adolf Hitler's favourite sculptor? There are weighty reasons for considering Helnwein the legitimate heir to Beuys and Warhol.

HELNWEIN: THE ARTIST AS PROVOCATEUR
Much like Joseph Beuys, who opened new, unexpected, and far-reaching spheres for art, Gottfried Helnwein has made works that extend beyond the art scene into the social and political realm. Like his predecessor, he has moved beyond the realm of pure aesthetics, engaging his art into the everyday world. Furthermore his principal interest is not to express personal feelings and emotions, but to make statements that go beyond the individual. He wants to see his work not trapped on the walls of museums and galleries, but revealed in the public domain. He expects his work to intervene in the social sphere and to have a direct impact on the life of his time. ...
Gottfried Helnwein, retrospective, the State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg

Helnwein - The Monograph


		01. June 1997 The State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg Palace Edition HELNWEIN Retrospctive in the The State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg Monograph texts by Alexander Borovsky, Curator for Modern and Contemporary Art Peter Selz Klaus Honnef William Burroughs Heiner Müller


		Helnwein - The Monograph Published for the Helnwein - Retrospective at the Marble Palace of the State Russian Museum St. Petersburg. Edition with English text - ISBN: 5900872556 Edition with Russian text - ISBN: 3-930775-31-X Palace Edition, St. Petersburg, 1997 . Second edition: Koenemann, Cologne, 1998 Texts in English, German and French. ISBN: 3829014481


		Alexander Borovsky , Curator for Contemporary Art at the State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg THE HELNWEIN PASSION - I'll never forget the sensation I had at the unveiling of Gottfried Helnwein's "Kindskopf" in the Russian Museum. And not just because this enormous canvas (six metres in height, four in breadth), well-known from reproductions, seemed to operate in a whole new way in the real, quasi-monumental space of the museum's "Concrete Hall", originally intended for the demonstration of gigantic sculptural compositions. I realised that I was looking at the inner content of this innovative picture from a whole new point of view. Alexander Borovsky Curator for Contemporary Art at the State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg


		Klaus Honnef, Curator for Contemporary Art at Rheinisches Landesmuseum, Bonn THE SUBVERSIVE POWER OF ART - Helnwein - A Concept Artist before the Turn of the Millennium. Is it sheer coincidence that Gottfried Helnwein, the Austrian artist, created a portrait of both the German and the American? Coincidence, that he captured Warhol as a disturbing spectre on photograph, but painted Beuys? And that he then photographed the painted portrait of Beuys in the hands of Arno Breker, Adolf Hitler's favourite sculptor? There are weighty reasons for considering Helnwein the legitimate heir to Beuys and Warhol. Klaus Honnef Curator for Contemporary Art at Rheinisches Landesmuseum, Bonn


		Peter Selz Professor Emeritus, Department of Art History, University of California, Berkeley. Former Curator at the Museum of Modern Art in New York and founding director of the Berkeley Art Museum. HELNWEIN: THE ARTIST AS PROVOCATEUR Much like Joseph Beuys, who opened new, unexpected, and far-reaching spheres for art, Gottfried Helnwein has made works that extend beyond the art scene into the social and political realm. Like his predecessor, he has moved beyond the realm of pure aesthetics, engaging his art into the everyday world. Furthermore his principal interest is not to express personal feelings and emotions, but to make statements that go beyond the individual. He wants to see his work not trapped on the walls of museums and galleries, but revealed in the public domain. He expects his work to intervene in the social sphere and to have a direct impact on the life of his time. ... Gottfried Helnwein, retrospective, the State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg Peter Selz, Professor Emeritus, Department of Art History, University of California, Berkeley. Former Curator at the Museum of Modern Art in New York and founding director of the Berkeley Art Museum.