Alfred Hrdlicka

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Alfred Hrdlicka
Alfred Hrdlicka (2005)

Alfred Hrdlicka (German pronunciation: [ˌalfʁeːt ˈhʁdlɪtʃka]; 27 February 1928 – 5 December 2009) was an Austrian sculptor, painter, and professor. His surname is sometimes written Hrdlička.

He was born in

• Roll over Mondrian. Etching, 1967.
• Friedrich Engels Monument in Wuppertal, 1981.
• Gegendenkmal at the Stephansplatz in Hamburg, 1985–86.
• Mahnmal gegen Krieg und Faschismus
  (Memorial against War and Fascism) on the Albertinaplatz in Vienna. Sculpture, 1988–91.

Exhibitions (selection)

• 1960: Wiener-Kunsthalle, Zedlitzgasse, Vienna (with Fritz Martinz)
• 1962: Künstlerhaus, Französischer Saal, Vienna (with Fritz Martinz)
• 1963: Ausstellungspavillon Zwerglgarten, Salzburg (organized by Galerie Welz)
• 1964: 32. Biennale (Venice), with Herbert Boeckl
• 2008: Werkschau in der Kunsthalle Würth (Schwäbisch Hall)^[2]
• 2010: Belvedere (Wien): Alfred Hrdlicka. Unsparing!

Gallery

• 
  Bronze sculpture of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, at a side entrance of the Stadtkirche church, Germany
• 
  Mahnmal gegen Krieg und Faschismus, Vienna, Albertinaplatz
• 
  "Stone of the Republic", a part of "Memorial against War and Fascism" in Vienna
• 
  Statue of kneeling Jew, located at the base of the Monument against War and Fascism, Albertinaplatz

Literature

• Wolfgang Kermer: Wiener Blut am Weissenhof: die Stuttgarter Jahre Alfred Hrdlickas. Mit zwei Texten von Alfred Hrdlicka. [Stuttgart]: [Staatliche Akademie der Bildenden Künste Stuttgart], 2008
• Alfred Weidinger: "Alfred Hrdlicka - Parallelwelten. Biografische Notizen 1928–1964." In: Alfred Hrdlicka - Schonungslos!. Bibliothek der Provinz, Weitra 2010, S. 13–56.
• Bettina Secker: Alfred Hrdlicka-Neolithikum, Kindler, Munich, 1984

Notes

Hrdlicka was a talented chess player. In 1953 Austria sent him to participate in the Student World Championship in Brussels.^{[citation needed]}

References

• 3. J. Weidenfels, "Hrdlicka, Sculptor, Citoyen", in: Art in Society, issue # 10 http://www.art-in-society.de/AS10/AH/Hrdlicka-1A.html

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Alfred Hrdlicka.

• Official website
• Monument against War and Fascism in Vienna Austria See a video of his most important monument in Vienna.
• Alfred Hrdlicka at the
  aeiou Encyclopedia
  (in German)
• Ernst Hilger, Galerie Images of works of Hrdlicka Archived 2006-03-02 at the Wayback Machine
• Sculptures by Alfred Hrdlicka
• Furor, debate over Jesus orgy drawing