Description
Illustrated throughout with exquisite reproductions of the museum's holdings, this book considers the influence of Friedrich Nietzsche and his writings on the fine arts and examines the founding of the Secessionist artists' organisations in Germany and Austria. Insightful essays trace the emergence of Expressionism and abstraction, as well as the development of such movements as Dada and New Objectivity. Evolutions in architecture and design are appraised through the legacy of the Arts and Crafts movement, as well as the establishment of the Darmstadt Artists' Colony and the Wiener Werkstatte. The book also examines the role of the German Werkbund and the founding of the Bauhaus school. Finally, the book briefly addresses the horrific impact of the National Socialists' degenerate art campaign, which resulted in incalculable damage and led to the exile and death of artists and designers of the era. From well-known artists such as Otto Dix, Josef Hoffmann, Vasily Kandinsky, Gustav Klimt, and Egon Schiele, to lesser recognised but equally important figures, including Albert Birkle, Alfred Kubin, Felix Nussbaum, and Dagobert Peche, this book offers an authoritative and kaleidoscopic look at a crucial moment in history and a portrait of radical thought that changed forever the way we experience art in our lives.
About the Author
Olaf Peters is a professor of modern art at Martin Luther University in Halle-Wittenberg, Germany. He is the author of Degenerate Art: The Attack on Modern Art in Nazi Germany 1937; Berlin Metropolis: 1918-1933; and Before the Fall: German and Austrian Art of the 1930s (all published by Prestel), among others. Renee Price is Director of the Neue Galerie New York. Janis Staggs is Director of Curatorial and Manager of Publications at Neue Galerie New York. She is the author of Wiener Werkstatte Jewelry, and co-editor and contributing author of Wiener Werkstatte, 1903-1932: The Luxury of Beauty and Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (both Prestel), among others.
Book Information
ISBN 9783791379289
Author Olaf Peters
Format Hardback
Page Count 352
Imprint Prestel
Publisher Prestel
Weight(grams) 567g
About the Author
Olaf Peters is a professor of modern art at Martin Luther University in Halle-Wittenberg, Germany. He is the author of Degenerate Art: The Attack on Modern Art in Nazi Germany 1937; Berlin Metropolis: 1918-1933; and Before the Fall: German and Austrian Art of the 1930s (all published by Prestel), among others. Renee Price is Director of the Neue Galerie New York. Janis Staggs is Director of Curatorial and Manager of Publications at Neue Galerie New York. She is the author of Wiener Werkstatte Jewelry, and co-editor and contributing author of Wiener Werkstatte, 1903-1932: The Luxury of Beauty and Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (both Prestel), among others.
Book Information
ISBN 9783791379289
Author Olaf Peters
Format Hardback
Page Count 352
Imprint Prestel
Publisher Prestel
Weight(grams) 567g
