“An artist who crucifies animals on stage and sprays the audience with blood has shocked critics by holding art workshops for children. Extreme performance artist Hermann Nitsch – whose fans include David Bowie and Yoko Ono – has stunned audiences with his blood soaked events based on Roman sacrifices and orgies. Now the controversial artist is staging art sessions for youngsters at a museum dedicated to his work in Mistelbach, Austria. Curator Dagmar Kunert explained: “Hopefully some the master’s veneration for color will rub off on them. But the classes have infuriated critics who say his work is too extreme for children.”