Zerreißprobe. Kunst zwischen Politik und Gesellschaft Sammlung der Nationalgalerie 1945 – 2000
In the organizer's words:
The art of the second half of the 20th century is characterized by a diversity of materials, media and methods. At the same time, hardly any other era was so characterized by division and division but also renewal: "Zerreißprobe. Art between Politics and Society" is the title of this presentation of the Neue Nationalgalerie's collection of art from 1945 to the turn of the millennium.
The Holocaust and war, upheaval and emancipation, the Cold War and the fall of the Berlin Wall led to tensions within society and to fundamental realignments in the visual arts. The title is based on the radical performance by Viennese actionist Günter Brus in 1970, in which he exposed himself to the pull of steel cables to his physical limits. 14 chapters take up central artistic and social themes of the 20th century, such as the question of realism and abstraction, politics and society, everyday life and pop, feminism, identity or nature and ecology.
The exhibition shows paintings, objects, photographs and video works from the Federal Republic and the GDR, Western Europe and the USA as well as artistic developments from the former socialist states. On display are works of art informel, American color field painting, 1970s realism, pop and minimal art as well as conceptual art by artists such as Marina Abramović, Joseph Beuys, Francis Bacon, Lee Bontecou, Rebecca Horn, Valie Export, Wolfgang Mattheuer, Louise Nevelson, Bridget Riley, Pippilotti Rist and Andy Warhol. The presentation is supplemented by works by artists such as Kiki Kogelnik and Ewa Partum, who are not yet represented in the Nationalgalerie's collection.
Publication
An extensively illustrated catalog has been published to accompany the exhibition (hardcover, 304 pages, 210 color illustrations, 36 euros).
Audio walk through the exhibition
An artistic-experimental audio walk leads intuitively through the exhibition and tells of artists, moments from Germany's past and social discourses. The audio walk can be downloaded as a free app or used on site with a rental device.
Curatorial team
The exhibition is curated by Joachim Jäger, Deputy Director Neue Nationalgalerie, Maike Steinkamp, Research Associate Neue Nationalgalerie, and Marta Smolińska, Professor of Art History at Magdalena Abakanowicz University of the Arts Poznań.
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