| Behind the Mask: Artists in the Gdr Contributor(s): Westheider, Ortrud (Editor), Philipp, Michael (Editor), Hortolani, Valerie (Contribution by) |
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ISBN: 379135695X ISBN-13: 9783791356952 Publisher: Prestel Publishing OUR PRICE: $44.96 Product Type: Hardcover Published: March 2018 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Art | Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions - Group Shows - Art | History - Modern (late 19th Century To 1945) - Art | European |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 9.7" W x 12" (4.30 lbs) 280 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book offers an innovative view of the art of East Germany that will fascinate art lovers and history enthusiasts alike. Behind the Mask: Artists in the GDR focuses on the wide variety of artistic self-staging in the GDR, between public and private, prescribed collectivism and creative individuality. The intention of the GDR's official state art was to exert political influence and this resulted in ideological entanglements that have been examined in numerous publications and exhibitions in recent years. Yet how did artists in the GDR critically scrutinize themselves and their own art when their prescribed role was to represent the interests of the state? The pertinent essays and outstanding reproductions in this volume draw a comprehensive picture of art in the GDR from a new and knowledge-enhancing perspective. |
Contributor Bio(s): Westheider, Ortrud: - Ortrud Westheider is Director of the Museum Barberini in Potsdam.Philipp, Michael: - Michael Philipp is Chief Curator of the Museum Barberini in Potsdam, Germany. |