"Götter, Helden und Idole" ("Gods, Heros und Idols"), Ludwig Institut Schloss Oberhausen, Germany.
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1997 Retrospective at the State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg,.
The collectors Peter and Irene Ludwig donate 53 works of Helnwein to the Museum Ludwig in the State Russian Museum in St. Petersburg ...

Gottfried Helnwein, 1997 Retrospective at the State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg

Brian Eno attends the opening of the Helnwein retrospective at the State Russian Museum in St. Petersburg.
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"Die Hamletmaschine" by Heiner Müller.
Version by Gert Hof and Gottfried Helnwein, with Les Tambours du Bronx and Caspar Brötzmann
47th Berliner Festwochen, Arena, Berlin and Muffathalle, Munich

The New York Times writes about Kent Logan, one of Americas leading collectors of contemporary art: "He amasses his art in true corporate fashion: with flow charts mapping what he has and what he doesn't. Hs most extensive acquisitions include Francesco Clemente's "Self-Portrait" (1984), Mark Tansey's "Occupation" (1984), Cindy Sherman's "Film Still #6" (1977), Gottfried Helnwein's "Untitled (Child)" (1996) and Anselm Kiefer's "Operation Sea Lion" (1975)." ...

Photo-session with the German industrial metal band Rammstein at Schloss Burgbrohl.
Rammstein's album "Sehnsucht (album)" is released with six different covers by Gottfried Helnwein. ...

Helnwein's painting "Dresden" at the Opening group show of the Ludwig Museum in the National Chinese Museum of Fine Art, Beijing..

Helnwein moves with his family to Ireland..
At first he lives in Dublin and in 1998 he acquires a castle in County Tipperary where lives and works since then. ...