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The Cold Gaze: Germany in the 1920s
Jorgensen, Laerke Rydal: The Cold Gaze: Germany in the 1920s. Exhibition: Humlebaek, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art and Paris, Centre Georges Pompidou, 2023. 128 pages, fully illustrated. Hardback. 26x21cms. A consideration of the ideology and themes present in the New Objectivity of Weimar Germany. Seven essays discuss the increasing frankness of the portrait; August Sander's 'People of the 20th Century'; the pragmatic reimagining of literature, theatre and music; the interest in the hyper-realistic still life; ideas of standardisation in furniture design; the influence of American industry on painting, photography and typography; changed gender norms and depictions of gendered violence as well as depictions of the working class.
A consideration of the ideology and themes present in the New Objectivity of Weimar Germany. Seven essays discuss the increasing frankness of the portrait; August Sanders People of the 20th Century; the pragmatic reimagining of literature, theatre and music; the interest in the hyper-realistic still life; ideas of standardisation in furniture design; the influence of American industry on painting, photography and typography; changed gender norms and depictions of gendered violence as well as depictions of the working class. Text in English
