The Cold Gaze: Germany in the 1920sAuthor :
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Published : Tuesday 28 March 2023
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A sweeping journey through the roaring art and culture of the Weimar RepublicAt the center of this volume are the Neue Sachlichkeit (New Objectivity) artistsâ?"Otto Dix, George Grosz and Albert Renger-Patzschâ?"and the groundbreaking photographer August Sander, in particular his famed series People of the 20th Century, which portrayed both prominent and anonymous Germans from all parts of society in a simple and matter-of-fact pictorial style. Sander and the Neue Sachlichkeit artists both pursued an anti-Expressionist aesthetic, embracing social engagement and a rejection of romantic idealism. The Cold Gaze also looks at the extraordinary writers associated with the Weimar Republic, such as Vicki Baum, Bertolt Brecht, Alfred DAblin, Hans Fallada, Erich KAstner and Christopher Isherwood. Further points of focus by a range of contributing writers include Germanyâ?Ts Americanization during this period; Marcel Breuerâ?Ts innovations in furniture design; the invention and ascent of the Futura font; the Weimar cult of technology; and much more. This richly illustrated catalog unfolds a period that was at once euphoric and harsh, an extraordinary moment in modernity birthed in the shadows between two world wars.
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