Hermes Phettberg – troublemaker and TV-presenter, admitted masochist and failed catholic, who in the 90s was some media star in Austria and Germany and who counted Christof Schlingensief, Josef Hader or Harry Rowohlt among his friends, still polarizes Austrian society being the most famous recipient of social welfare. One has to love or hate the greatest Austrian total art work still alive, the greatest failure of the country as he calls himself. At any rate, he leaves nobody cold.