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Guenter Brus, Last Of Austria's 'Actionism' Art Movement, Dies At 85

Brus and fellow actionists founded the 'Body Art' movement, using blood, urine and excrement as they defied the confines of traditional painting (Credit: AFP)

Contemporary artist Guenter Brus, the last surviving key member of Vienna's famed "actionists", has died at the age of 85, the museum dedicated to the radical and provocative art movement said Sunday.

His death in hospital on Saturday came "after a short illness", a spokesperson for the museum told AFP, confirming reports by press agency APA.

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