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Berlin. Les années vingt

Berlin. Les années vingt

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  • Author：Rainer Metzger
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- Un tableau vivant et complet du tourbillon moderniste de Berlin des annA（c）es 20: mA（c）tropole des avants-garde。

Les annA（c）es 20， A Berlin， sous la RA（c）publique de Weimar， hantA（c）es par la catastrophe qui se prA（c）pare， sont synonymes d'invention plastique et littA（c）raire en mAame temps qu'elles explorent avec une intuition extraordinaire tous les moyens d'expression populaire， radios， cinA（c）mas， affiches et publications lumineuses， cabaret， comA（c）die musicale， lunapark qui vont constituer les moyens de communication de masse， des totalitarismes A venir et de la sociA（c）tA（c） de consommation da （TM）aprA]s guerre。 a ] Il suffit d'aligner quelques noms， George Grosz， Raoul Hausmann， John Heartield， Hannah HAch pour l'aventure Dada; Fritz Lang， Ernst Lubitsch， Karl Blossfeldt pour le cinA（c）ma et la photographie; Mies van der Rohe， Moholy-Nagy， Lissitzky pour les grandes conquAates utopistes ou fonctionnelles de l'architecture， du design et de l'A-uvre d'art totale pour prendre la mesure de ces annA（c）es de rA（c）volutions et de crA（c）ations tous azimuts。 a ] Cet ouvrage les passe en revue， en dA（c）crit les apports， explique leur retentissements dans la sociA（c）tA（c） du XXe siA]cle et son avant-garde。 a ]

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Ian ，

Quotes:When cosmopolitan Bulgarian-born writer Elias Canetti found himself in Berlin in 1928， he also reflected that on this 'golden age': 'What exactly defines a golden age？ It is an era full of famous names， one following on after the other， and yet not eclipsing each other， although they may indeed be in competition。 What is important is that there is a continual impetus and a continual collision， adding to the golden glow， rather than extinguishing it。 It is a lack of sensitivity towards suc Quotes:When cosmopolitan Bulgarian-born writer Elias Canetti found himself in Berlin in 1928， he also reflected that on this 'golden age': 'What exactly defines a golden age？ It is an era full of famous names， one following on after the other， and yet not eclipsing each other， although they may indeed be in competition。 What is important is that there is a continual impetus and a continual collision， adding to the golden glow， rather than extinguishing it。 It is a lack of sensitivity towards such collisions， and yet a sense of yearning for them， and the desire to abandon oneself to them。'The Novembergruppe wanted to exploit the political situation by offering themselves a kind of pool of potential artists willing to work for the state， should the new Republic find itself in need of them。 In addition， they demanded to have their say at every political-cultural opportunity， be it on art education， the foundation of museums， or the design of public spaces。 The group was allocated its own spaces in the annual Berlin art exhibition， and increasingly became a professional association。 Banned or Dissenters from group:Otto DixRudolf SchlichterGeorge GroszHannah HochRaoul HausmannA schism became inevitable， as has so often happened when artists try to form institutions。 It was yet another group that had evolved and then fizzled out， its ideology defeated by the trench-warfare of the Isms。 The various arts have continued to bear the torch of November 1918， which has inspired some of the most significant masterpieces in literature， film， and sculpture。 That torch was inspirational in two senses: on the one hand， it cast its light on reality and looked it mercilessly in the ye， refusing to believe that this is all there is to life; and on the other， it continued to dream the dreams of the revolutionaries， fanning the flames of idealism and an idyllic belief in a better world。 Against the backdrop of that November there was a fine artistic balance， characterized by two very different creative veins—the heated， angry， audacious language of Expressionism， and the renunciation of language associated predominantly with Dada。One of the central experiences of the modern movement has shown how the tendency towards totality can mutate into a tendency towards totalitarianismRaoul Hausmann's Plakatgedichte （'Poster Poems'） of 1918: printed paper， on which rows of letters of the alphabet and sentences had been assembled in no particular order and with no logical meaning。 It offered a primitive version of orthography and the printed word， an invitation to a form of communication whose message lay in the protest against conventionality。Dada， whether it wanted to or not， failed to fulfill the expectation that makes art 'real art'; in other words， that art can provide meaning and have an intrinsic value。 As an artistic movement， it did not celebrate nonsense for its own sake， but proclaimed the greater cause of rejecting the status quo: Dada signified protest， and it was highly successful at that。 Grosz was proclaiming the end of bourgeois society， of militarism， the black market， and state-funded crime。 Dada no longer represented these things， and in place of nihilism and a meaningless world came aggression， accusation， and blunt observation。 The 'pillars of society' captured by Grosz on paper and on canvas are the smirking， slobbering faces of a society for which nothing is sacred， but who have made a pact with the clergy in order to keep their own power; a clique of the most influential figures， who know the price of everything but the value of nothing。 Once Isms migrate into politics， then suddenly revolutionaries become synonymous with reactionaries。 an unshakably idealistic optimism， brimming with audacity and unfeasibility [An architecture based on impossibly designed glass houses， colored glass， odd shapes， etc]: It was intended as the first attempt to unify the people and the artists; the development of a new culture。 the inexorable truth is that utopias disintegrate when they are implementedThe golden age of Berlin was perhaps to some degree complicit in the degeneration into the utmost vulgarity。 Although there were other influential cultures， it was primarily the culture of Berlin that had taught the masses a lesson， which they had taken on board beyond all expectation。 The lesson was simply the art of being important。 [The Nazis ran with the old romantic notions of blood and soil and greatness as a united nation]Greek tragedy uses a pair of terms to describe the revenge of circumstances on the state of affairs with which its heroes have to engage: hubris is followed by nemesis。 This was genuinely the case with Berlin。 The hubris of the city's mass culture was followed by the nemesis of its mass politics。 Gottfried Benn was yet another career that trod a path familiar to those who have lived under a dictatorship; the path from revolutionary to opportunist to reactionary。 Films: The Cabinet of Dr CaligariNosferatuThe GolemMetropolis Art:George Grosz: The Lovesick Man， 1925; Dedication to Oskar Panizza， 1917-18; Ludwig Meidner: The Last Day， 1916。August Sander: Wife of a Painter （Helene Abelen）， 1926Otto Dix: Sadists， 1922 。。。more

Carlton ，

I bought this for the illustrations and these were very good， with sufficient description and intelligently linked to the text。 The photos of Berlin streets and personalities were very evocative and allowed you to appreciate the distance in time。 The paintings chosen were excellent， as although they were by artists that I knew， the majority were not paintings which I had previously seen。The text is a translation from German （originally published in Austria I think） and is rather difficult and st I bought this for the illustrations and these were very good， with sufficient description and intelligently linked to the text。 The photos of Berlin streets and personalities were very evocative and allowed you to appreciate the distance in time。 The paintings chosen were excellent， as although they were by artists that I knew， the majority were not paintings which I had previously seen。The text is a translation from German （originally published in Austria I think） and is rather difficult and stilted。 The introductory chapter did not "set the scene" sufficiently for me and would have benefited from greater historical/political background。 This may reflect my （lack of） knowledge of German history， but the impact of outcome of the First World War was not sufficiently explained， although it is outlined。The writing of the following chapters does set out the main artistic movements and how they are reflected in the various arts， but did not feel as if they were making a coherent explanation until about half way through， when I felt the book set out themes and illustrated them well。The final chapter which sets out the changes after 1933 when Hitler rose to power jumps forward in time too much。Overall - great illustrations let down by the text。 。。。more

Paul Smith ，

Nice pics and nice text about a nice city。 Bingo。

Jelena R ，

Brilliant photos， but the text is a bit confusing and at moments tedious。

Karl ，

Mainly photos， but a beautiful colelction of images from a dynamic place before WWII

Boyd ，

Fabulous。 I don't agree with the previous commentators who were dismissive of the text。 Perhaps it's inadequate for historians and art historians of 20th century Germany， but it's perfect for interested nonspecialist readers like me: conversational and accessible， but also full of fascinating information。 And the images are completely beyond criticism: great， queasy-making work by George Grosz; beautiful and obscurelycreepy photographs by August Sander; film posters that are masterpieces of grap Fabulous。 I don't agree with the previous commentators who were dismissive of the text。 Perhaps it's inadequate for historians and art historians of 20th century Germany， but it's perfect for interested nonspecialist readers like me: conversational and accessible， but also full of fascinating information。 And the images are completely beyond criticism: great， queasy-making work by George Grosz; beautiful and obscurelycreepy photographs by August Sander; film posters that are masterpieces of graphic art; riveting architecture of many types （e。g。， photos of the disquieting Grosses Schauspielhaus with its simulated stalactites）， and on and on。 Inevitably， I was reminded of Walther Ruttman's semi-documentary silent film BERLIN: SYMPHONY OF A GREAT CITY--a composite portrait of a wide sampling of everyday Berliners going about their business during the course of a single day。 Watch the film; read the book。 。。。more

Ruby ，

Haven't read all of the essays， since I couldn't focus on them， but the pictures were stunning， interesting and funny。 Haven't read all of the essays， since I couldn't focus on them， but the pictures were stunning， interesting and funny。 。。。more

Rich ，

Very good essay topics from the period with only light patches of woolly generality。 For me， an excellent introduction to the New Objectivity， esp。 the work of Christian Schad。 Amazing number of beautiful and incisive images， many full-color。

Buck ，

Essentially a superior coffee-table book， with a bit of critical analysis thrown in to lend it some intellectual credibility。 But who reads the text in these things， anyway， unless it's those same perverts who used to read the fiction in Playboy？ You pay for the pictures， and they don't disappoint here。 The documentary photos are fascinating enough， but the real stand-outs are the paintings: Grosz and Dix， those masters of the grotesque sublime， are well-represented， as is the underrated Christi Essentially a superior coffee-table book， with a bit of critical analysis thrown in to lend it some intellectual credibility。 But who reads the text in these things， anyway， unless it's those same perverts who used to read the fiction in Playboy？ You pay for the pictures， and they don't disappoint here。 The documentary photos are fascinating enough， but the real stand-outs are the paintings: Grosz and Dix， those masters of the grotesque sublime， are well-represented， as is the underrated Christian Schad。 Look up Schad's portrait of Egon Kisch some time。 Awesome。 。。。more

Annabel ，

again， very interesting and tons of great photos and pictures

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