"For Helnwein, the child is the symbol of innocence, but also of innocence betrayed. In today’s world, the malevolent forces of war, poverty, and sexual exploitation and the numbing, predatory influence of modern media assault the virtue of children.  Helnwein’s work concerning the child includes paintings, drawings, and photographs, and it ranges from subtle inscrutability to scenes of stark brutality. Of course, brutal scenes—witness The Massacre of the Innocents—have been important and regularly visited motifs in the history of art. What makes Helnwein’s art significant is its ability to make us reflect emotionally and intellectually on the very expressive subjects he chooses. Many people feel that museums should be a refuge in which to experience quiet beauty divorced from the coarseness of the world. This notion sells short the purposes of art, the function of museums, and the intellectual curiosity of the public. The Child: Works by Gottfried Helnwein will inspire and enlighten many; it is also sure to upset some. It is not only the right but the responsibility of the museum to present art that deals with important and sometimes controversial topics in our society".

Harry S.Parker III, Director of Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco

THEMATISCHE GLIEDERUNG

Eingangshalle:          

KINDSKOPF (mixed media, oil and acrylic on canvas)

ANGELS SLEEPING (mixed media, oil and acrylic on canvas) 

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BIOGRAFIE, DOKUMENTATION 

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MODERN SLEEP  (photographs)                               

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WORKS ON PAPER (watercolors - 3. floor),  (drawings     - 2. floor)

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ENTRANCE TO PARADISE (mixed media, oil and acrylic on canvas)  

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NIGHT (mixed media, oil and acrylic on canvas)

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ANNUNCIATION  (Die Verkündigung), (mixed media, oil and acrylic on canvas)                          

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LOS CAPPRICHOS, (mixed media, oil and acrylic on canvas)

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EPIPHANY, (mixed media, oil and acrylic on canvas)

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PARADISE BURNING (mixed media, oil and acrylic on canvas)

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THE AMERICAN PAINTINGS, (mixed media, oil and acrylic on canvas)

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Grosse Halle mitte:        

DER UNTERMENSCH  (Selbstportraits), (photographs, oil and acrylic on canvas)

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DIE GERECHTEN (The Rightous Men), mixed media, oil and acrylic on canvas

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SELF-PORTRAITS, mixed media, oil and acrylic on canvas

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Frühe Selbstdarstellungen und Aktionen, photographs

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DER UNTERMENSCH, photographs

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POEMS (photographs)

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SEHNSUCHT (Rammstein) (photographs)

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THE GOLDEN AGE  (Marilyn Manson) (photographs)

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