Der Neue Mensch
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| - | [[Image:Degenerate art exhibition in Nazi Germany.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Cover of the catalogue of the Nazi "[[Degenerate Art Exhibition]]" (1937). The exhibition was held to defame [[modern art|modern]] and [[Jewish art]]ists. On the cover is ''[[Der Neue Mensch]]'' sculpture by [[Otto Freundlich]].]] | + | {| class="toccolours" style="float: left; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 2em; font-size: 85%; background:#c6dbf7; color:black; width:30em; max-width: 40%;" cellspacing="5" |
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| + | "[[Nazi Germany]] hated [[modern art]]. One of the reasons was that modern art was influenced by [[non-western art]]. The cover the 1937 guide book to the [[degenerate art]] exhibition features the sculpture ''[[Der Neue Mensch]]'' by Otto Freundlich, linking modern art with 'primitive art'."--Sholem Stein | ||
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| + | [[Image:Degenerate art exhibition in Nazi Germany.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Cover of the catalogue of the Nazi ''[[Degenerate Art Exhibition]]'' (1937)]] | ||
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| - | ''[[Der Neue Mensch]]''[http://faculty-web.at.northwestern.edu/art-history/werckmeister/May_20_1999/1414.jpg] (1912, The New Man) is the title of a sculpture by [[Otto Freundlich]], resembling the [[Moai]] large [[stone]] [[head]]s on [[Easter Island]]. | + | ''[[Der Neue Mensch]]'' (1912, The New Man) is the title of a sculpture by [[Otto Freundlich]], resembling the [[Moai]] large head sculptures on [[Easter Island]]. |
| The work was seized and displayed at the infamous Nazi [[Degenerate Art Exhibition]]. Furthermore, it was photographed unsympathetically and used as the cover illustration of the exhibition catalogue. ''Der Neue Mensch'' was never recovered and is assumed to have been destroyed. | The work was seized and displayed at the infamous Nazi [[Degenerate Art Exhibition]]. Furthermore, it was photographed unsympathetically and used as the cover illustration of the exhibition catalogue. ''Der Neue Mensch'' was never recovered and is assumed to have been destroyed. | ||
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| - | 1930 kaufte der damalige Direktor [[Max Sauerlandt]] das Werk für das [[Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe]] in Hamburg. 1937 wurde es während der Aktion „[[Entartete Kunst]]“ beschlagnahmt, in der [[Entartete Kunst (Ausstellung)|gleichnamigen Ausstellung]] in München vorgeführt und zudem auf dem Titelblatt des Ausstellungskataloges verwendet. Das fotografische Abbild (von unten aufgenommen) verzerrt den Kopf, so wirkt er hochmütig und schmerzvoll.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:EntarteteKunst.jpg Abbildung auf dem Titelblatt des Ausstellungskataloges]</ref> Während der Wanderung der Ausstellung durch weitere Städte ist die Plastik abhandengekommen und gilt seither als verschollen, vermutlich zerstört. Im [[Jüdisches Museum Berlin|Jüdischen Museum Berlin]] ist nun für diese Figur ein Stellvertreter, ein „Schwarzer Fleck“ ausgestellt ([[Gallery of the Missing]]), als Symbol für den Verlust und die Zerstörung von Kultur- und Kunstwerken durch den Nationalsozialismus. | ||
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| « '''Der Neue Mensch''' » [The new man] is also the title of an essay by [[Richard Huelsenbeck]] published in May 1917 in the extreme left journal [[Neue Jugend]]. Often cited from that essay is the phrase "der Bürger, der Dicksack, Der Freßhans, das Mastschwein der Geistigkeit, der Türhüter aller Jämmerlichkeiten." | « '''Der Neue Mensch''' » [The new man] is also the title of an essay by [[Richard Huelsenbeck]] published in May 1917 in the extreme left journal [[Neue Jugend]]. Often cited from that essay is the phrase "der Bürger, der Dicksack, Der Freßhans, das Mastschwein der Geistigkeit, der Türhüter aller Jämmerlichkeiten." | ||
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"Nazi Germany hated modern art. One of the reasons was that modern art was influenced by non-western art. The cover the 1937 guide book to the degenerate art exhibition features the sculpture Der Neue Mensch by Otto Freundlich, linking modern art with 'primitive art'."--Sholem Stein |
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Der Neue Mensch (1912, The New Man) is the title of a sculpture by Otto Freundlich, resembling the Moai large head sculptures on Easter Island.
The work was seized and displayed at the infamous Nazi Degenerate Art Exhibition. Furthermore, it was photographed unsympathetically and used as the cover illustration of the exhibition catalogue. Der Neue Mensch was never recovered and is assumed to have been destroyed.
« Der Neue Mensch » [The new man] is also the title of an essay by Richard Huelsenbeck published in May 1917 in the extreme left journal Neue Jugend. Often cited from that essay is the phrase "der Bürger, der Dicksack, Der Freßhans, das Mastschwein der Geistigkeit, der Türhüter aller Jämmerlichkeiten."
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