Jonathan Emmesedi

George Grosz -- Pillars Of Society -- Oil on canvas -- 1926 -- Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Nationalgalerie

I'm probably in the company of many here in being familiar with this pictorial indictment of the capitalist Germany of the mid twenties.

I can't make up my mind whether the unforgettable imagery is or was politically effective as a powerful agent and sustainer of radicalization, or whether, on the other hand, it is or was so overwhelmingly and indiscriminately polemical as to leave viewers in a state of general disgust about their society and ultimately in a state of demobilising despair about the possibility of change for the better.

#Art #Painting #PoliticalArt
#GeorgeGrosz #GermanArt #20thCenturyArt #NeueSachlichkeit
#WeimarRepublic

Feb 22 at 10:08pmWeb
Show threadJonathan EmmesediFeb 23
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Show threadRedoFeb 22
@jemmesedi Oh, cool to find your account! I like Grosz, Weimar republic, humanities and Asian (pop)culture too. ^^
Show threadJonathan EmmesediFeb 22

@DreamRedo As soon as you posted your "like", I went to your account and saw that you were a "must follow"!

I'm interested in all sorts of things, but the period between the two world wars has a special grip on me.

I'm also obsessed with Kpop.

You mention Weimar Germany -- do you know this novel? If you don't , you might want to plonk it on your reading list:

https://c.im/@jemmesedi/115935821157495309

I've just finished the same author's "Effingers", so will be making a short post about that soon.

Show threadRedoFeb 22
@jemmesedi Thank you! I'm looking forward to your posts. :) I like the interwar period too. I'll take a look at the novel.
Show threadole skovgaard 🇩🇰 🇬🇱 🍉🌻Feb 23
A fantastic piece!