Between 1962 and 1998, Austrian artist Hermann Nitsch took profanity in the arts to a whole new level when he started a long series of performances (or aktionen, as he refers to them) that he named Theatre of Orgies and Mysteries. Flashy title, but spot on, to be fair. Meant as an existential deconstruction of the Christian ritual of the Eucharist, his performances featured animal carcasses, blood and other fluids as well as crosses and chalices, always referencing and challenging the Christian mysteries through taboos and gruesomeness. As expected, the world received with mixed reviews. While some regard his work as nothing but shocking, others praise him for using gore as means to desacralize tradition. Ironically, a third group argue that the passion with which he references Christian religion can even be regarded as Christian in itself. How about you? What do you make of all that blood?

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