
01/13/2026
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Systemsprenger
Sven Michaelsen
In 1972, violent protests brought Gottfried Helnwein’s first exhibition to premature end. His Depictions of bandaged and wounded children struck a nerve in postwar Vienna, and his later work earned him the title “Master of the Scandalous” from the Guardian.
Over 50 years later, Helnwein lives in a castle in Ireland.