Hermann Nitsch 60. Painting Action // 60. Malaktion

Mike Weiss Gallery is proud to host the first live painting action within the United States by Hermann Nitsch, founding member of the Viennese Actionism movement. On February 15th and 16th, the gallery is open to the public for the rare chance to see Nitsch and his assistants perform a series of ritualistic painting acts. Through their directed and unrelenting splattering, pouring, smearing, and brushing of paint, viewers see plain canvases transform into evocative, evidentiary paintings. These works are exhibited at the gallery following the performance, from February 19th through March 19th, 2011.