* 1940, Austria
Born 1940 in Vienna.
1961-63 filmschool in Vienna. 1964 apprenticeship at the Cinémathèque in Paris. Filmmaker since 1966. Published articles on film together with Ernst Schmidt jr. and Peter Weibel in periodicals as Caligari and Film between 1964 and 1969. First public screening of his films in 1967. Participated in the Fourth Experimental Film Festival in Knokke in 1967/68. Founded the Austria Filmmakers Cooperative together with Schmidt jr., Weibel, Valie Export, Kurt Kren and Gottfried Schlemmer in 1968. Screenings in London, Amsterdam, Zürich and Berlin; Expanded Cinema in Hamburg, Munich and Vienna.
Stopped making films in the seventies and published various books. Returned to filmmaking in 1985. Attended Film Festivals in Rotterdam, Berlin, London, New York, Kalkutta and others. Participated in:
„Arts Dialogue“, Kennedy Center, Washington D.C. 1984.
"X-Screen. Filmische Installationen und Aktionen der Sechziger- und Siebzigerjahre", Museum Moderner Kunst, Vienna 2003/04.
"Wiener Linien - Kunst und Stadtbeobachtung seit 1960", Wien Museum 2004.
"Open Systems: Rethinking Art around 1970". Tate Modern 2005.
"Big Bang. La Pelicule du Chaos". Centre Pompidou 2006.
Lives in Vienna.
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Films
Dear John 2014
Homeless New York 1990 (2013)
Prince of Peace 1993
(Calcutta) GO 1993
Rutt Deen 1993
Black/White 1990
Keine Donau - Kurt Kren und seine Filme 1988
Was die Nacht spricht 1986
Der Ort der Zeit 1985
Sugar Daddies 1968
Der Voyeur 1968
Eroticon sublim 1968
zzz: hamburg special 1968
Safety Film 1968
Hernals 1967
Wien 17, Schumanngasse 1967
Miliz in der Früh 1966