[Sam Cree]

This exhibit is unfortunately closed, but you can still see it online here:

http://www.metmuseum.org/special/glitter/images.asp

[Sam Cree]

http://www.metmuseum.org/special/glitter/images.asp

[Sam Cree]

I happenned to be in Manhattan one weekend and caught this show. I'm clearly not a fan of modern(e) art, but I found this stuff very powerful, if depressing. My opinion is that the skill level of the artists was high.

[what's up]

Granted, the wealthy, comfy U.S.A. in 2006 is a far cry from a gutted, prostrate Germany 80 years ago. But there are wounded soldiers coming home from a war whose rationale has proved to be at least as dubious as that for Germany's participation in World War I. There are people getting stupefyingly wealthy off our war, and hookers—of both sexes—all over the place. And there are preachers and priests caught in their company. What would Dix, Beckmann, Grosz & Co. be inspired to paint if they were living in America today? It boggles the mind to imagine.

A very tortured attempt to equate the early 20th century Germany with 21st century America. We are very different from what Germany was.

[Sam Cree]

Art ping.

Let me, Republicanprofessor or woofie know if you want on or off the art ping list.

My apologies that this exhibition at the Met is over, but I thought the art work of these people, known as the "Verists" worthy of discussion, especially since we've recently had a couple threads on 20th century art.

[MinuteGal]

These are fascinating glimpses into the seamy characters of the Weimar Republic.

Many of us born in the German immigrant-laden Midwest had relatives who lived in this period and who lived and died during the horrors of WW2. Interesting to speculate on what they saw and reacted to as they viewed the decadent German elite and cabaret society of the 20's and early 30's.

Leni

[6ppc]

inflation reached such insane proportions that paper currency made better firewood than money

Aren't money and paper currency the same thing? (Goldbugs stay out of this...I am well aware that you consider anything but gold as fraud)