Brian Hugh Warner, connu professionnellement sous le nom de Marilyn Manson, est un musicien et artiste américain réputé pour sa personnalité scénique provocatrice et son style visuel distinctif. Sa persona artistique, fusion d'icônes culturelles, défie les normes sociales et les tabous à travers sa musique et ses performances. L'œuvre de Manson explore des thèmes tels que l'aliénation, la religion et l'abus de pouvoir, s'établissant comme une figure marquante de la culture alternative. Son approche unique allie la valeur du choc au commentaire artistique, créant un ensemble d'œuvres captivant et souvent controversé.
Marilyn Manson describes the bizarre collection of characters that formed his persona during a frightened Christian childhood. The Long Hard Road out of Hell is a journey from hospital emergency rooms via jail cells to music business stardom.
Every generation needs an outlaw, and as a new millennium began, Marilyn Manson was America's Most Wanted. Like a computer game come to life, he's playing a role and inviting us to join his fantasy world. This is his story, in his own words.
To mark the exhibiion in the projectspace of the Kunsthalle Wien, this catalogue is published, containing many watercolours by Marilyn Manson and films by David Lynch that formally are very emotional and soft in appearance.