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Egon Schiele, Gunter Brus and Thomas Palme - three enfants terribles of their respective generations - have broadened the conventional concept of art with their works. Schiele´s unsparing exploration of the individual, of the self, provided a necessary but unsettling prelude to the 20th century ravaged by two world wars. In the 1960s, Günter Brus revisited the body as a major theme in art and radicalized Schiele´s analysis of the self by leaving paper and canvas behind early on and literally subjecting himself to a tension test. A generation later, it is now Thomas Palme who continues Schiele and Brus´ legacy with his graphic works by quoting them, following on from their ideas and responding to them. transcend temporal, spatial and social borders at times also in a playful manner.
Wit contributions by Roman Grabner, Diethard Leopold, Veit Loers, Hans-Peter Wipplinger

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