VENICE BIENNALE 2026 - SEEWORLD VENICE - A CRITICAL VIEW

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“Avant-garde is French for bullshit”
― John Lennon

The following will be a mix of English and German - most of the material presented will be in German, so those not bilingual, please use a translator. My own quotes on the subject will be in English.

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VENICE BIENNALE 2026 - AT THE AUSTRIAN PAVILLON YOU CAN WATCH FLORENTINA HOLZINGER PERFORMANCE ARTIST BATHE IN URIN

^{Florentina Holzinger - source photo from 'Unzensuriert'}

I was just 'innocently' browsing on X (Twitter) when I ran across this post:

https://x.com/heimolepuschitz/status/2050570228367597792?s=20

Babler is blamed in these presentations as the culprit for wasting taxpayers money, but further research showed that the previous Government of Austria, with Vice-Chancellor and Kultur Minister Werner Kogler had already approved this a year earlier, with the assistance of paid advisors and so called art experts.

Of course that should not exonerate Vice-Chancellor and Media Minister Andi Babler. Red or Green - they are all on the same Track.

Babler wird in diesen Präsentationen als Schuldiger dafür verantwortlich gemacht, Steuergelder zu verschwenden, aber weitere Recherchen zeigten, dass die vorige Regierung Österreichs, mit Vizekanzler und Kulturminister Werner Kogler, dies bereits ein Jahr zuvor unter Mitwirkung bezahlter Berater und sogenannter Kunstexperten genehmigt hatte.

Natürlich sollte das Vizekanzler und Medienminister Andi Babler nicht entlasten. Rot oder Grün - sie sind alle auf derselben Spur.

https://x.com/JungereCato/status/2049913508444176398?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2049913508444176398%7Ctwgr%5E3cce905970599d88716fd8e3235c53efd12b4470%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fpeakd.com%2F%40thermoplastic%2Fsnaps

Babler is a self-proclaimed Marxist

The funniest thing about it is that Karl Marx would turn over in his grave. With this 'art,' the Marxists had nothing to do at all.

'Degenerate'? Austria (with Babler) takes it to the square!

Babler ist ein bekennender Marxist

Das Lustigste daran ist dass sich Karl Marx im Grab umdrehen würde. Mit dieser "Kunst" hatten die Marxisten überhaupt nix auf dem Hut.

'Entartet'? Österreich (mit Babler) steigert das zum Quadrat!

FPÖ – Mölzer criticizes Austria's contribution at the Biennale
600,000 euros for 'shock art' including urine performance

FPÖ – Mölzer kritisiert Österreich-Beitrag bei der Biennale
600.000 Euro für „Schock-Kunst“ inklusive Urin-Performance
I translated this to English for you:

FPÖ – Mölzer criticizes Austria's contribution to the Biennale
600,000 euros for "shock art" including urine performance

Vienna (OTS) -
FPÖ culture spokesman Wendelin Mölzer reacted today with clear criticism to this year's Austrian contribution to the Venice Art Biennale. "What is presented here under the guise of art not only causes head-shaking, but justified indignation," says Mölzer.

At the center of his criticism is the performance of the Austrian artist Florentina Holzinger, which is supported with around 600,000 euros from public funds. Particularly controversial is the explicit use of urine in the context of the staging, which "for many people exceeds a clear limit of what is reasonable," explained the Freedom Party culture spokesman. The combination of drastic body depictions and so-called "urine tanks", which are to be filled with the urine of the visitors, had already caused broad discussions in advance.

"When hundreds of thousands of euros of taxpayers' money flow into performances in which the use of bodily fluids is deliberately used as an artistic tool, then the question arises as to whether all measure has not been lost here," says Mölzer. Although artistic freedom is a great good, it must "not be abused as a justification for provocation for the sake of provocation".

"The left-wing cultural scene has apparently lost touch with the reality of people's lives and decision-makers are increasingly promoting projects that only meet with approval in a small, isolated cultural sector," says Mölzer and continues: "Austria is known worldwide for its great cultural tradition - from classical music to the visual arts. But instead of confidently representing this legacy, they present themselves with deliberately provocative and for many incomprehensible productions!" Mölzer noted that in his opinion such contributions were not suitable for strengthening Austria's cultural reputation abroad.

Finally, he called for a fundamental realignment of funding policy. "We finally need transparency, clear criteria and, above all, common sense in the use of public funds. The people in our country have a right to know what their money is being spent on – and they have a right to have it used responsibly." Therefore, Mölzer will question the project more closely in the course of a parliamentary question.

One of the most scathing articles about this is found on the pages of UNZENSURIERT
Einer der schärfsten Artikel darüber ist auf den Seiten von UNZENSURIERT zu finden

Einmal mehr: Biennale ersetzt erneut Kunst durch unappetitliche Urin-Provokation

(Use a translator to read this article)

On Nightcafe AI with the model GPT I created a mock newspaper page. But GPT does not allow names of living artists to be used. Thus, while much of the print seems genuine, the artists name mentioned is of course wrong.

Auf Nightcafe AI habe ich mit dem Modell GPT eine gefälschte Zeitungsseite erstellt. Aber GPT erlaubt nicht, die Namen lebender Künstler zu verwenden. Daher ist, obwohl vieles im Druck echt erscheint, der erwähnte Künstlername natürlich falsch.

I saved this one some time ago on Instagram. There were some lively discussions, some from the 'woke-left' criticised her relentlessly.
Ich habe dieses vor einiger Zeit auf Instagram gespeichert. Es gab einige lebhafte Diskussionen, einige von der 'wachen Linken' kritisierten sie unaufhörlich.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DXEfar7CbTk/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

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