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Tuesday, May 22, 1973

A NEW ART EXHIBITION

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An exhibition of the drawings and prints of twelve leading

artists of the Vienna School of Fantastic Realism will open this week

in the City Museum and Art Gallery.

The exhibition entitled "Vienna School of Fantastic Realism" is

a joint presentation of the Urban Council and the Austrian Consulate-General.

The School is an art movement which started shortly after the

Second World War, and its painters are concerned with themes such as war

and peace, the individual and the society, civilisation's refinement and

nature's ramess, reason and non-reason, God and the Devil, and lovers'

bliss.

Fantastic Realists are meticulous painters and draughtsmen who

seek to reveal the inner world of the human psyche. They see fantasy as

a way to enhance their experience of reality.

Hr. Karl Peterlik, the Austrian Consul-General, will open the

exhibition. It will be open to the public from May 25 to June 10.

Note to Editors:

There will be a preview of the exhibition on Wednesday (May 23) at 6 p.m. You are invited to send a reporter and/or photographer to attend the function.

Release Time:

7.00 p.m.