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Vienna Fantastics Celebrate Fuchs Birthday

February 22nd, 2012 - Leo Plaw Vienna Fantastics Celebrate Fuchs Birthday

A regular gathering at the Palff cafe next to the Vienna Phantasten Museum became an impromptu birthday party for a very special artist, Ernst Fuchs.

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Dorothea Tanning Dies

February 3rd, 2012 - Leo Plaw Dorothea Tanning in her studio, New York

Dorothea Tanning (1910 – 2012) has died peacefully in her home in New York City on January 31, aged 101 years old.

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Odd Nerdrum Appeal Granted

January 29th, 2012 - Leo Plaw Self portrait at L'Hippodrome

The ongoing saga of Odd Nerdrum‘s battle with the Norwegian tax authorities has progressed further, with him being granted a new trial in the Court of Appeal.

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Otto Rapp Birthday Celebrations 2011

December 21st, 2011 - Leo Plaw Otto Rapp Birthday Celebrations 2011

Artist Otto Rapp celebrated his birthday, surrounded by his fellow artists. His birthday celebration also co-incided with the Phantasten Museum Christmas party.

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Lukáš Kándl Meets Shoji Tanaka at Phoenix and Dragons

December 12th, 2011 - Leo Plaw Shoji Tanaka and Lukáš Kándl

Lukáš Kándl‘s Phoenix and Dragons and Shoji Tanaka‘s L’art Genso exhibitions were very close to each other, so Fantastic Visions brought the two artists and organisers together.

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Painter Sculptor Bruno Weber Dies

October 30th, 2011 - Leo Plaw Painter Sculptor Bruno Weber Dies

It is with great sadness that we received the news that the painter and sculptor Bruno Weber died on Monday 24 October in Dietikon, Zurich, at the age of 80 years.

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Odd Nerdrum Speaks About his Persecution and Prosecution

October 28th, 2011 - Leo Plaw Artist as a Criminal - Odd Nerdrum

Odd Nerdrum has recently publicly stated his case on the website Free Odd Nerdrum, giving a detailed account of his version of events that have lead to his recent conviction for tax evasion, which he is now appealing.

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Laurie Lipton – Love Bite Print

October 11th, 2011 - Leo Plaw Laurie Lipton - Love Bite

The Loyal Subjects is proud to announce our collaboration with The Goddess of Graphite, Laurie Lipton. TLS and Laurie have teamed up to produce a limited giclee of her most infamous image, LOVE BITE : a brutally jarring version of a Mother & Child.

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2633 Visitors to Phantasten Museum on the Long Night of Museums

October 3rd, 2011 - Leo Plaw 2633 Visitors to Phantasten Museum on the Long Night of Museums

The Vienna Phantastenmuseum itself welcomed an official 2633 visitors on the “Long Night of Museums” – a record number of visitors to the Vienna museum.

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Odd Nerdrum Not Permitted to Paint in Jail

August 20th, 2011 - Leo Plaw Odd Nerdrum self portrait, "The Saviour of Painting"

Odd Nerdrum was sentenced to two years in jail for tax evasion this week by a Norwegian court, but he will not be permitted to paint in jail.

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