GOTTFRIED HELNWEIN
Retrospective
25th May 2013 – 13th October 2013

The quite well known Austrian artist, who turns 65 this year, is honoured by a retrospective at the Albertina.

Helnwein’s work is characterized by recurring motifs like pain, injury and violence. The exhibition features over 150 works from all phases. Among the most prominent are the hyper-realistic images of wounded and bandaged children, the Disney cartoon characters and the self-portraits.

Albertina
Albertinaplatz 1
1010 Vienna

Daily 10 am to 6 pm
Wednesday 10 am to 9 pm

Photo
Vienna 2013

Favell Lee Mortimer (1802-1878) never left England and yet wrote a travel guide. Her book was titled ‘The most horrible countries in the world’ (1850) and she definitely did not want to spark interest in foreign countries. Her knowledge derived exclusively from books and as the pessimist she was, she was convinced that it is best to stay at home.

And for the curious among you … this is me