Thursday, February 12, 2009
Visual Art Achtung!
Posted by Jen Graves on Thu, Feb 12, 2009 at 9:05 AM
Los Angeles County Museum of Art has a new exhibition challenging the old stereotype that Eastern German art stagnated and lagged as the West innovated. Good slideshow here.
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After looking at the online slide show, I guess you have to see the actual exhibit to find out which art is GDR and which art is FRG. Some of the GDR art is obvious, of course.
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Article in the NY Times about it today.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/12/arts/d…
If you scratch the surface of the party-induced schmaltz and the drabness of daily existence, the GDR actually had a fascinating cultural scene that was considerably more cosmopolitan, sophisticated and independent than that other Eastern Bloc nations. It's great that the artists of the time are getting some recognition.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/12/arts/d…
If you scratch the surface of the party-induced schmaltz and the drabness of daily existence, the GDR actually had a fascinating cultural scene that was considerably more cosmopolitan, sophisticated and independent than that other Eastern Bloc nations. It's great that the artists of the time are getting some recognition.
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