THE BEGINNING. Art in Austria, 1945-1980. #3 How the Artists Address the Nazi Era in their Work Very soon after the war and for the following decades, National Socialism and the atrocities of tyranny and war were frequent topics in the work of Austrian artists. Starting with the Fantastic Realists, among them particularly Wolfgang Hauser, then of course in Vienna Actionism and finally in sculpture, for example with Bruno Gironcoli and Walter Pichler. In the first opening exhibition „The Beginning. Art in Austria 1945 to 1980.“, ALBERTINAmodern intends to complete the history of art. One of the narrative’s threads is certainly the confrontation with the Nazi past that we mentioned before. It continues up to the work of Gottfried Helnwein. In a series he made for the news magazine Profil he takes up the subject of the children’s killing in the psychiatric institution Spiegelgrund as well as post-war Austria’s failure to address the issue and the lack of accountability for committed crimes. ALBERTINAmodern | www.albertina.at A CastYourArt Production | www.castyourart.com