Rethinking Kirchner: International Conference: Davos, June 28-july 1, 2018 - Rilegato

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ISBN 10: 377743373X ISBN 13: 9783777433738

Casa editrice: Hirmer Verlag, 2021

Riassunto

German painter and printmaker Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (1880&;1938) was one of the most important artistic personalities of the twentieth century, and a founding figure of expressionism. After his work was labeled &;degenerate&; by the Nazis, hundreds of his works were sold or destroyed. Kirchner committed suicide in 1938 in the face of this persecution. In 2018, a conference was held in Kirchner&;s home city of Davos to commemorate the eightieth anniversary of his death. Growing out of the conference, this lavishly illustrated volume brings together international experts on Kirchner who offer a multifaceted overview of an oeuvre that has lost none of its topicality to this day. Kirchner&;s work is discussed here against a background of art-historical, sociocultural, and historical contexts. The contributors also delve into his interest in and study of non-European cultures, literature, philosophy, art criticism, and the role of the artist to provide new and exciting points of contact for today&;s art-theoretical and art-critical observations.

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Informazioni sull?autore

Martina Nommsen is the exhibition manager at the Art Centre Basel. Annick Haldemann is a curator and the artistic director of the Kirchner Museum Davos.

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A major conference was heldin 2018 in Davos, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner's elective home, to mark the 80th anniversary of the artist's death. The lavishly illustrated volume accompanying the event brings together international experts who present their approach to Kirchner's creative work, thereby providing a multi-faceted overview of an oeuvre that has lost none of its topicality to this day.

The area of focus of the first international, interdisciplinary conference on Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, one of the most important artist personalities of the twentieth century, lay on fundamental questions of his artistry as well as a study of his approach to his work and the artistic process. Kirchner's work is discussed against a background of art-historical, socio-cultural and historical contexts. His interest in and study of non-European cultures, literature, philosophy, art criticism and the role of the artist provide new and exciting points of contact for today's art-theoretical and art-critical observations.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Hirmer Verlag
• Data di pubblicazione: 2021
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 377743373X
• ISBN 13: 9783777433738
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 255
• Redattore: Haldemann Annick, Henze Wolfgang, Nommsen Martina
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