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Karl Farkas
?–1971
WA-00017701
Performance ArtPop Art
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- Birth yearWikidata· 70%
- Death yearWikidata· 70%
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About
Why this artist matters now
Karl Farkas was an Austrian cabaret and theatrical performer whose stage practice drew from Viennese popular culture and entertainment traditions of the mid-twentieth century. Working across performance and entertainment forms, he developed a distinctive presence that engaged with the visual and comedic conventions of his era. Active from the 1920s through the 1960s, Farkas represented a vital lineage of Central European performance rooted in local vernacular rather than avant-garde abstraction.
Source: Wikidata · Trust score: 40% · Updated 2mo ago
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