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Kirchner - The Berlin Years

Kunsthaus Zürich, Christoph Becker, Madgalena M. Moeller , Sandra Gianfreda

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English

Hirmer Verlag
08 May 2017

Art & design styles: Expressionism; Painting & paintings; Individual artists, art monographs

"Ernst Ludwig Kirchner's move from Dresden to Berlin in

1911 marked a turning point in his art. Under the influence

of the most modern metropolis in Europe, during the years

between 1912 and 1915 the artist created works whose

exaggerated and condensed styl e could be regarded as a

true metaphor for the attitude to life during the early years

of the twentieth century. During this time of rapid change

the capital of the German Empire promised progress and

countless opportunities, but also danger and profound

e xistential fear. The city was not only the centre of

industry, which continued to grow unchecked, but also of

increasing motorised traffic and, with three million

inhabitants, it was the biggest ""city of tenement blocks"" in

Europe. But Berlin was also the

metropolis of the arts, of

hedonism, prostitution and accordingly of a sexuality that

could be lived to the full as never before. Berlin vibrated

with challenging energy and intellectual challenges. In this

melting pot of opportunities and risks Kirchner c reated

pictures of breathless, existential directness which he

launched unerringly at the conventions of the

Wilhelminian age. The main area of focus of the publication will lie on this

dialectic and the resulting tension. It will reproduce

Kirchner's grea test masterpieces, and in order to

demonstrate the profound changes in his style, a

representative selection of his early works from Dresden

will also be shown alongside the paintings, drawing s and

prints from the time in Berlin."

By: Kunsthaus Zürich, Christoph Becker, Madgalena M. Moeller, Sandra Gianfreda, Charles Werner Haxthausen
Imprint: Hirmer Verlag
Country of Publication: Germany
Dimensions: Height: 289mm, Width: 229mm, Spine: 27mm
Weight: 1.650kg
ISBN: 9783777427294
ISBN 10: 3777427292
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 08 May 2017
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Sandra Gianfreda is an art historian and curator at the Kunsthaus Zurich.