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The Choice, was an exhibition that identified unknown and emerging artists through the viewpoint of leading contemporary artists. We invited an international group of artists to engage their own curatorial ideas. In the role of curator, these artists had been asked to present the work of artists they have followed or whose work has affected them in a personal way.
Curator/Artists
Ida Applebroog: Jane Higgins, Saeri Kiritani, Lisa Petsu Lagunes
Nicole Eisenman: Alison Kelly, Maria E. Piñeres, Suzanne Wright
Robert Gober: Jonathon Hexner
Antony Gormley: Ignassi Aballi, John Patrick Clayman
Gottfried Helnwein: Iris Andraschek, Danielle Kraay
Damien Hirst: Rachel Howard
Cindy Sherman: Charles Clough, Susan Jennings, David Krueger, Gail Le Boff
Laurie Simmons: Helen Rousakis, Pedro Barbeito
Kiki Smith: Joey Kötting
Sam Taylor-Wood: Georgie Hopton ...

Wäinö Aaltonens museum inleder höstsäsongen med en utställning av arbeten av österrikaren Gottfried Helnwein (f. 1948 i Wien). Här finns stora m†lningar vars tematik borrar sig in i smärtpunkterna i 1900-talets allmänna och personhistoria, här finns fotografier av den moderna kulturens märkesmän från Andy Warhol till Keith Richards samt teckningar, akvareller och arbeten i blandteknik. Helnweins konst har den stora allmänheten lärt känna främst genom hans affischer. Han är också känd från pärmbilder till Life och Time. I sina arbeten behandlar Helnwein religionens och den allmänna moralens inverkan på barnens och minoriteternas ställning samt t.ex. åsterrikes och Tysklands nazistiska förflutna och det aktiva bortglömmandet av den. Både i hans porträtt och i hans psykologiskt träffande studier framträder en ångestfylld värdevärld. ...

"I ask, I do not answer."
- My works are questions, not answers, says the Austrian, Gottfried Helnwein,
time and time again focusing on the most sore points of contemporary, general and private history.
The retrospective exhibition of this controversial artist was opened yesterday in Wäinö Aaltonen Museum of Art and is open until 22nd of November.
Helnwein says he became an artist because, being born after the war, he had so many questions to ask.
He also stresses that the same questions must be asked again and again.
"I, as probably every artist does, have only one theme which I incessantly vary. The use of diverse techniques is but a means of getting closer to one's original goals." ...

The child has grown into a world famous artist. But he has carried his questions with him. Today opens a large retrospective exhibition of Helnwein's art in Waino Aaltonen Museum of Art in Turku. The exhibition contains aquarels, oil paintings, drawings and photographs. They have often caused controversies by dealing with subjects that are all too sensitive. ...

"Child's Head", 1991, Oil and acrylic on canvas, 650x403.5
Pg. 278
The early stages of this monumental head can be seen in Helnwein's widely varied portrayals from the seventies of suffering children, but above all in the Cologne installation of anonymous children's portraits "9th November Night" from 1988.
The human face, in particular the child's face, is of great fascination for Helnwein and consequently accounts for one of his central pictorial subjects. The monumental face of a little girl which is introduced here is, as it were, representative of all children. In our adult society oriented towards profit and success, children can almost be described as a fringe group, their interests indeed being observed in a comparatively modest fashion. Against this background, this monumentalizing of the face in connection with the hyperrealistic style of painting is to be understood as an oppressive irritation of our customary experience of perception.
Originally the child's head was shown in a Minorite church in Krems, Stein; in fact it was placed at the focal point of a huge early Gothic room which lent the picture a positively sacral tone. ...

"Gods, Heroes and Idols"

The first major museum exhibition to explore the influence of four decades of rock and roll music on contemporary art and artists includes the work of important contemporary artists from each era. Rock and roll's history, personalities, songs, and imagery are the subject of more than 100 works of art in all media by 97 of the world's leading artists including Andy Warhol, Gottfried Helnwein, William Wegman, Nam June Paik, Jeff Koons, Robert Rauschenberg, Annie Liebovitz, Jean-Michel Basquiat and Carrie Mae Weems.
Organized by Curatorial Assistance, Inc.

Münchener Muffathallen-Produktion und die Geschichte eines Bildes und einer Witwe. Finis eines gefährlich-absurden post(?)-faschistischen Vorspiels: Ingeborg Wünsche. Witwe eines SS-Mannes, hat von den angedrohten juristischen Schritten gegen Gottfried Helnweins "SS-Gruppenbild mit Madonna und Kind" (wir berichteten) schließlich abgesehen... ...

Gottfried Helnwein- Retrospective in the State Russian Museum, St Petersburg ...

Helnwein Monograph, the State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg
texts by:
Alexander Borovsky
Curator for Contemporary Art at the State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg
Статья А.Д.Боровского - THE HELNWEIN PASSION
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
Klaus Honnef
Curator for Contemporary Art at Rheinisches Landesmuseum, Bonn
THE SUBVERSIVE POWER OF ART
Evgenija Nicolaevna Petrova
Chief Curator of the State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg
THE METAPHORICAL PRINCIPLE OF GOTTFRIED HELNWEIN ...

Catalogue
Muffathalle, München
47. Berliner Festwochen, Berliner Arena
Ausstattung: Gottfried Helnwein
Regie: Gert Hof ...



	14. November 1998 - 02. January 1999 Exit Art New York "CHOICE" The Choice, was an exhibition that identified unknown and emerging artists through the viewpoint of leading contemporary artists. We invited an international group of artists to engage their own curatorial ideas. In the role of curator, these artists had been asked to present the work of artists they have followed or whose work has affected them in a personal way. Curator/Artists Ida Applebroog: Jane Higgins, Saeri Kiritani, Lisa Petsu Lagunes Nicole Eisenman: Alison Kelly, Maria E. Piñeres, Suzanne Wright Robert Gober: Jonathon Hexner Antony Gormley: Ignassi Aballi, John Patrick Clayman Gottfried Helnwein: Iris Andraschek, Danielle Kraay Damien Hirst: Rachel Howard Cindy Sherman: Charles Clough, Susan Jennings, David Krueger, Gail Le Boff Laurie Simmons: Helen Rousakis, Pedro Barbeito Kiki Smith: Joey Kötting Sam Taylor-Wood: Georgie Hopton ...



	02. October 1998 - 22. November 1998 Wäinö Aaltonens museum, Turku, Finland GOTTFRIED HELNWEIN RETROSPECTIVE Wäinö Aaltonens museum inleder höstsäsongen med en utställning av arbeten av österrikaren Gottfried Helnwein (f. 1948 i Wien). Här finns stora m†lningar vars tematik borrar sig in i smärtpunkterna i 1900-talets allmänna och personhistoria, här finns fotografier av den moderna kulturens märkesmän från Andy Warhol till Keith Richards samt teckningar, akvareller och arbeten i blandteknik. Helnweins konst har den stora allmänheten lärt känna främst genom hans affischer. Han är också känd från pärmbilder till Life och Time. I sina arbeten behandlar Helnwein religionens och den allmänna moralens inverkan på barnens och minoriteternas ställning samt t.ex. åsterrikes och Tysklands nazistiska förflutna och det aktiva bortglömmandet av den. Både i hans porträtt och i hans psykologiskt träffande studier framträder en ångestfylld värdevärld. ...



	02. October 1998 - 22. November 1998 Helnwein- retrospective in Finland ONE-MAN SHOW AT THE WÄINÖ AALTONEN MUSEUM OF ART, TURKU, FINLAND "I ask, I do not answer." - My works are questions, not answers, says the Austrian, Gottfried Helnwein, time and time again focusing on the most sore points of contemporary, general and private history. The retrospective exhibition of this controversial artist was opened yesterday in Wäinö Aaltonen Museum of Art and is open until 22nd of November. Helnwein says he became an artist because, being born after the war, he had so many questions to ask. He also stresses that the same questions must be asked again and again. "I, as probably every artist does, have only one theme which I incessantly vary. The use of diverse techniques is but a means of getting closer to one's original goals." ... press review in Finland



	01. October 1998 Abo Underrätteiser, Finland THE POWER OF IMAGES AND EVIL The child has grown into a world famous artist. But he has carried his questions with him. Today opens a large retrospective exhibition of Helnwein's art in Waino Aaltonen Museum of Art in Turku. The exhibition contains aquarels, oil paintings, drawings and photographs. They have often caused controversies by dealing with subjects that are all too sensitive. ... www.unikankare.net - about the Helnwein retrospective Gottfried Helnwein, Wäinö Aaltonen Museum of Art, Turku, Finnland



	1998 Evgenija Petrova Chief curator, State Russian Museum St Petersburg The State Russian Museum St. Petersburg Palace Edition THE LUDWIG MUSEUM IN THE RUSSIAN MUSEUM The Ludwig Donation "Child's Head", 1991, Oil and acrylic on canvas, 650x403.5 Pg. 278 The early stages of this monumental head can be seen in Helnwein's widely varied portrayals from the seventies of suffering children, but above all in the Cologne installation of anonymous children's portraits "9th November Night" from 1988. The human face, in particular the child's face, is of great fascination for Helnwein and consequently accounts for one of his central pictorial subjects. The monumental face of a little girl which is introduced here is, as it were, representative of all children. In our adult society oriented towards profit and success, children can almost be described as a fringe group, their interests indeed being observed in a comparatively modest fashion. Against this background, this monumentalizing of the face in connection with the hyperrealistic style of painting is to be understood as an oppressive irritation of our customary experience of perception. Originally the child's head was shown in a Minorite church in Krems, Stein; in fact it was placed at the focal point of a huge early Gothic room which lent the picture a positively sacral tone. ...



	1998 Ludwig Institut, Schloss Oberhausen Germany “GOETTER, HELDEN UND IDOLE” group show "Gods, Heroes and Idols"



	1998 Museum Ludwig, Cologne The Gruber-Collection, Cologne COLLECTOR FRITZ GRUBER DONATES THE "POEMS"-INSTALLATION TO THE LUDWIG MUSEUM, COLOGNE exhibition: the Gruber collection in the Ludwig museum in Cologne ...



	1998 Kent Gallery, New York A DELICATE BALANCE Helnwein in the group show curated by Jerry Kearns



	11. December 1997 - 08. February 1998 Lowe Art Museum Univesity of Miami IT'S ONLY ROCK AND ROLL Rock and Roll Currents in Contemporary Art The first major museum exhibition to explore the influence of four decades of rock and roll music on contemporary art and artists includes the work of important contemporary artists from each era. Rock and roll's history, personalities, songs, and imagery are the subject of more than 100 works of art in all media by 97 of the world's leading artists including Andy Warhol, Gottfried Helnwein, William Wegman, Nam June Paik, Jeff Koons, Robert Rauschenberg, Annie Liebovitz, Jean-Michel Basquiat and Carrie Mae Weems. Organized by Curatorial Assistance, Inc.



	15. September 1997 Modernism Gallery San Francisco NEW WORKS One man show ...



	13. September 1997 Muffathalle Munich Heiner Mueller HAMLETMASCHINE Stage-design: Gottfried Helnwein Regie: Gert Hof ... Deutschlandradio - 47. BERLINER FESTWOCHEN, HAMLETMASCHINE VON HEINER MÜLLER IN DER BERLINER ARENA



	13. September 1997 Münchener Merkur, Kultur. Malve Gradinger HAMLET, HEINER, HOF, HELNWEIN Münchener Muffathallen-Produktion und die Geschichte eines Bildes und einer Witwe. Finis eines gefährlich-absurden post(?)-faschistischen Vorspiels: Ingeborg Wünsche. Witwe eines SS-Mannes, hat von den angedrohten juristischen Schritten gegen Gottfried Helnweins "SS-Gruppenbild mit Madonna und Kind" (wir berichteten) schließlich abgesehen... ... Gottfried Helnwein, His painting "EPIPHANY I, The Adoration of the Magi" provokes a protest by the widow of former Hitler Aid, SS-officer Wünsche, who appears in the painting. Ingeborg Wünsche threatens to sue Helnwein.



	12. June 1997 Kommersant Daily Russia Frontpage EXHIBITION IN THE STATE RUSSIAN MUSEUM, ST PETERSBURG Gottfried Helnwein- Retrospective in the State Russian Museum, St Petersburg ...



	09. June 1997 - 31. August 1997 Helnwein Alexander Borovsky Curator for Contemporary Art at the State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg THE HELNWEIN RETROSPECTIVE AT THE STATE RUSSIAN MUSEUM ST. PETERSBURG The Marble Palace and St. Michaels palace Helnwein Monograph, the State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg texts by: Alexander Borovsky Curator for Contemporary Art at the State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg Статья А.Д.Боровского - THE HELNWEIN PASSION 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 Klaus Honnef Curator for Contemporary Art at Rheinisches Landesmuseum, Bonn THE SUBVERSIVE POWER OF ART Evgenija Nicolaevna Petrova Chief Curator of the State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg THE METAPHORICAL PRINCIPLE OF GOTTFRIED HELNWEIN ...



	1997 HAMLETMASCHINE 47. Berliner Festwochen, Hamletmaschine von Heiner Müller in der Berliner Arena Catalogue Muffathalle, München 47. Berliner Festwochen, Berliner Arena Ausstattung: Gottfried Helnwein Regie: Gert Hof ...