Splendor and Misery in the Weimar Republic
The Weimar Republic is not only char颅ac颅terised by social tensions, polit颅ical strug颅gles, soci颅etal upheavals, but also by artistic revo颅lu颅tion. The SCHIRN is devoting a major thematic exhi颅bi颅tion to the period between 1918 and 1933. Real颅istic, ironic and grotesque works illus颅trate the struggle for democ颅racy and paint the picture of a society char颅ac颅ter颅ized by crisis and tran颅si颅tion. Working through the horrors of World War I in pictures of crip颅pled soldiers and 鈥漺ar prof颅i颅teers鈥�, the city with its enter颅tain颅ment industry and the increase of pros颅ti颅tu颅tion, polit颅ical unrest and economic disas颅ters are inter颅preted in a variety of styles as are the role model of the 鈥渘ew woman鈥� or the debates on article 175 (anti-homo颅sex颅u颅ality) and article 218 (anti-abor颅tion). Social changes brought about by indus颅tri颅al颅iza颅tion, or the growing enthu颅siasm for sport are also reflected in the art of the time.
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The Weimar Republic is not only char颅ac颅terised by social tensions, polit颅ical strug颅gles, soci颅etal upheavals, but also by artistic revo颅lu颅tion. The SCHIRN is devoting a major thematic exhi颅bi颅tion to the period between 1918 and 1933. Real颅istic, ironic and grotesque works illus颅trate the struggle for democ颅racy and paint the picture of a society char颅ac颅ter颅ized by crisis and tran颅si颅tion. Working through the horrors of World War I in pictures of crip颅pled soldiers and 鈥漺ar prof颅i颅teers鈥�, the city with its enter颅tain颅ment industry and the increase of pros颅ti颅tu颅tion, polit颅ical unrest and economic disas颅ters are inter颅preted in a variety of styles as are the role model of the 鈥渘ew woman鈥� or the debates on article 175 (anti-homo颅sex颅u颅ality) and article 218 (anti-abor颅tion). Social changes brought about by indus颅tri颅al颅iza颅tion, or the growing enthu颅siasm for sport are also reflected in the art of the time.
Artists on show
- Alice Lex-Nerlinger
- Carl Grossberg
- Christian Schad
- Conrad Felixmüller
- Dörte Clara Wolff
- Elfriede Lohse-Wächtler
- Franz Radziwill
- Georg Scholz
- George Grosz
- Hans Grundig
- Jeanne Mammen
- Karl Hubbuch
- Kate Diehn-Bitt
- Lea Grundig
- Lotte Laserstein
- Max Beckmann
- Oskar Nerlinger
- Otto Dix
- Richard Ziegler
- Rudolf Schlichter
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Germany鈥檚 Weimar Republic (1918-1933) was a colourful yet contradictory time marked by political, artistic and societal revolution. A new exhibition in Frankfurt showcases the art that stunningly captures the era.
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