Cover page of the Atlas of the Viennese Avant-Garde (segment) © ÖAW/Junge Römer GmbH (Ill. Valie Export Cutting, 1967/68, promotional poster Forum Stadtpark, 1960s)

Human experimentation as an interface between cultural and scientific history

In Kooperation mit dem Institut für Germanistik der Universität Wien und dem Verein ViennAvant

Human experimentation remains a poorly researched chapter in Viennese cultural history. This project will investigate the thesis that Nazi human experimentation ("Military Medical Research") resonated in the activities of the Viennese avant-garde after 1945. The aim is to map significant experimental cultures of the Viennese postwar period into a field of tension characterized by latent continuities and provocative breaks. The research regards itself as a pilot project for the Atlas of the Viennese Avant-gardes (AVA).

Publications: Johannes Feichtinger
Publications: Elisabeth Großegger
Publications: Sabine Müller

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Project Team:
Sabine Müller
Roland Innerhofer
Elisabeth Großegger
Johannes Feichtinger