Germany Divided : Baselitz and his generation: From the Duerckheim Collection

John-Paul Stonard

ISBN 10: 071412690X / ISBN 13: 9780714126906

Published by Thames & Hudson, British Museum Press Feb 2014, 2014

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Neuware - Germany Divided explores a selection of unpublished and unseen works from some of the leading names in contemporary art. Showcased are key works from six artists who re-defined art in Germany in the second half of the twentieth century: Georg Baselitz; Marcus Lüpertz; Blinky Palermo; A.R. Penck; Sigmar Polke and Gerhard Richter. In-depth biographical essays on each artist show how the division of Germany into separate states affected their work; and the importance of the experience of migration from East to West. The new consumer culture in the West contrasted starkly with the planned economy of the East. Artists on both side of the Wall were faced with the difficult emotional task of negotiating with the past; not only the recent history of the Third Reich, but the 'lost' traditions of German painting, particularly Expressionism, from which they had been cut adrift. Germany Divided explores the work of these artists in the broader historical context of Germany and Europe in the 1960s and 1970s, and shows how these debates placed crucial emphasis on the creation and display of art. Graphic traditions, reaching back through Expressionism to older traditions of print-making in Germany, were an essential part of the reconstruction of artistic life, and a basis for the phenomenal international success of German art on an international stage in the decades to follow.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Germany Divided : Baselitz and his generation: From the Duerckheim Collection
• Publisher: Thames & Hudson, British Museum Press Feb 2014
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 071412690X
• ISBN 13: 9780714126906
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 290W x 245H x 25D millimeters 290 millimeters width by 245 millimeters height by 25 millimeters depth
• Weight: 1560 grams

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Synopsis

Published to accompany a significant exhibition at the British Museum; Germany Divided: Baselitz and his generation showcases a selection of key works from six artists who re-defined art in Germany in the second half of the twentieth century; Georg Baselitz; Marcus Lüpertz; Blinky Palermo; A.R. Penck; Sigmar Polke and Gerhard Richter. The majority of the works are published here for the first time.
In-depth biographical essays on each artist show how the division of Germany into separate states affected their work; and the importance of the experience of migration from East to West. The new consumer culture in the West contrasted starkly with the planned economy of the East. Artists on both side of the wall were faced with the difficult emotional task of negotiating with the past; not only the recent history of the Third Reich; but the ‘lost’ traditions of German painting; particularly Expressionism; from which they had been cut adrift.
Germany Divided explores the work of these artists in the broader historical context of Germany and Europe in the 1960s and 1970s; and shows how these debates placed crucial emphasis on the creation and display of art. Graphic traditions; reaching back through Expressionism to older traditions of print-making in Germany; were an essential part of the reconstruction of artistic life; and a basis for the phenomenal success of German art on an international stage
in the decades to follow.