“Art that the nazis hated”
“German expressionism) to be a little more modest than it was.”
“Carl Milles was opposed to modern art. From Munich in 1937 he writes to his wife Olga that he is rejoicing to see what the regime banned in the exhibition Entartete Kunst. The letter is when the Millesgarden museum shows the German expressionism that was subjected to nazi persecution. “
“Carl Milles gloating over their German colleagues, the vulnerability provides a sinister setting, together with the biographical texts on each artist tells about yrkesförbud, exile and other hardships.”
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“The German expressionism sought strong emotional expression and depicted often the alienated big-city people, but also had a primitivistiskt tracks where the longing for the way led to nature worship and fascination with foreign cultures. “
“To the focus of the exhibition is located on these paradisiacal depictions of bathers, animals and flowers makes the dark historical bakgrundskontexten even more distressing. The hatred in contrast to the sensuous, the bleeding flowers and mouths, taunt in contrast against the light joie de vivre.”
“What angered the nazis was to the contemporary art directions were not in line with the popular taste, that they were exclusive. In the day when the avantgardism has become in the public domain it is difficult to understand their points. But there are the same noises in today’s cultural where one blames them for elitism. Kulturhatet appears to be a motor in the authoritarian thinking.”
“The truly captivating images in the exhibition is not, however, related to a paradisiacal existence, without the portraits. “
“Max Pechsteins painting of a reclining girl with glowing cheeks appear to rest after the game shows the non-sentimental baby on its own terms, which brings to mind an american expressionist Vera Nilsson. “
“And Ernst Ludwig Kirchners artists with the faces drawn in the svavelgult and black which sits tightly crouched on a sofa, totally consumed by the call. Or Erich Heckels portrait of a friend with a dented forehead and bright, shining blue eyes in a landscape that fits tightly on kroppshyddan. “
“the Strongest impression makes, however, the room with the graphics. It is in the black and white art form as expressionism really comes into its own. Especially in the coarser woodcuts, where the graphic effects are dramatic. Känslostyrkan screwed up and it also gives room for criticisms. It gets dark and more provocative.”
“The truly captivating images in the exhibition is not, however, related to a paradisiacal existence, without the portraits. “
“Max Pechsteins painting of a reclining girl with glowing cheeks appear to rest after the game shows the non-sentimental baby on its own terms, which brings to mind an american expressionist Vera Nilsson. “
“And Ernst Ludwig Kirchners artists with the faces drawn in the svavelgult and black which sits tightly crouched on a sofa, totally consumed by the call. Or Erich Heckels portrait of a friend with a dented forehead and bright, shining blue eyes in a landscape that fits tightly on kroppshyddan. “
“the Strongest impression makes, however, the room with the graphics. It is in the black and white art form as expressionism really comes into its own. Especially in the coarser woodcuts, where the graphic effects are dramatic. Känslostyrkan screwed up and it also gives room for criticisms. It gets dark and more provocative.”
“) promises to put on the expressionistic masterpiece, but masterpieces are not so many. Maybe it’s because you followed the primitivist track, or on to the collections, the exhibition is based on does not have any more works to offer.”
“The German expressionism will be in this bottling a little more modest than it was. However, there are details that delight, portraits, and Emil Noldes paintings that always takes an unmistakable strength.”
“” Back to paradise”
