Kunst in het derde rijk: Verleiding & afleiding (Museum Arnhem)
Jelle Bouwhuis, Almar Seinen
Museum Arnhem & W Books, 2023
€24,95
What art was officially allowed in Nazi Germany? It is well known that the National Socialists excluded modern art. But few people know that the German Empire under Hitler used contemporary art as a propaganda tool, published art magazines and organized extensive exhibitions. Did the artists support the regime, did the regime support the artists, or both?
The official art from the period 1933 to 1945 has disappeared from collective memory because it has hardly been shown since then. Art in the Third Reich places the artists and their works back in art history. It addresses questions such as: how is it possible that in Nazi Germany, characterized by political violence, war, exclusion and the Holocaust, so much attention was paid to art? To what extent is this art national socialist, and to what extent is it a continuation of existing traditions? These questions and topics are discussed in the context of the artworks themselves, the artists involved, their careers, and the appreciation of their work before, during and after the Nazi regime. IN DUTCH!
ISBN: 9789462585768
