Otto Muehl was born on June 16, 1925 in Grodnau, Burgenland, Austria. He was a director and actor, known for Wehrertüchtigung (1967), Kardinal (1967) and Mano-Test (1970). He was married to Claudia Weissensteiner. He died on May 26, 2013 in Moncarapacho, Olhão, Portugal.
It is the assignment of the artist to destroy art and come closer to reality. The artist has the responsibility to change himself and society as well.
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In 1991, Muehl was convicted of illicit drug use and sex with minors while acting, for 20 years, as the autocratic governor of the Kommune Friedrichshof, a commune in the Burgenland province, east of Vienna, where behavior was governed by an eclectic theory of sexual and political liberation called Aktionsanalyse. He was sentenced to seven years in prison, of which he served six and a half.
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Wanted to kill a live chicken on stage at the NFT but this was vetoed by The NFT.
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Austrian performance artist, painter, writer and film maker. In the 1960s, his work dealt with the social taboos surrounding sexuality, to the point that "Art and Revolution," performed at the University of Vienna in July, 1968, led to arrests. After 1966 he was a founder-member of the Institut fur Direkte Kunst.
Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
Der geile Wotan
1971
Short
Investmentfonds oder: Erich kommt
1970
Short
Manopsychotisches Ballett
1970
Short
Mano-Test
1970
Short
Oh Sensibility
1970
Short uncredited
Psychotic-Party
1970
Short
Sodoma
1970
Short
Scheiss-Kerl
1969
Short
Stille Nacht
1969
Short as O. Muehl
Satisfaction
1968
Short as Muehl
Kardinal
1967
Short
Psycho-motorische Geräuschaktion
1967
Short
Wehrertüchtigung
1967
Short
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Back to Fucking Cambridge
1987
Sigmund Freud
Sweet Movie
1974
Member of Therapie-Komune
Investmentfonds oder: Erich kommt
1970
Short
Manopsychotisches Ballett
1970
Short
Oh Sensibility
1970
Short
Psychotic-Party
1970
Short
Satisfaction
1968
Short
Einszweidrei
1968
Short
Kunst & Revolution
1968
Short
Bodybuilding
1966
Short
6/64: Mama und Papa (Materialaktion Otto Mühl)
1964
Short
7/64: Leda mit dem Schwan
1964
Short
9/64: O Tannenbaum
1964
Short
Cinematographer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Mano-Test
1970
Short
Psychotic-Party
1970
Short
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Back to Fucking Cambridge
1987
Sound Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Wehrertüchtigung
1967
Short sound
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Slaves in Paradise
1999
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Wienfilm 1896-1976
1976
Himself
Sex Freedom in Germany
1970
Documentary
Schamlos
1968
Himself (uncredited)
10c/65: Brus wünscht euch seine Weihnachten
1965
Short
Himself
Known for movies
Wehrertüchtigung (1967) as Director
Kardinal (1967) as Director
Mano-Test (1970) as Director
Psycho-motorische Geräuschaktion (1967) as Director
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