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"Dreams and Nightmares" Exhibition: Central European Art Resisting Injustice at MuMo

This powerful exhibition from the Museum of Persecuted Arts explores themes of human dignity, totalitarianism, and war.

The "Dreams and Nightmares" exhibition at the Montanelli Museum showcases highly expressive works from Central European artists of the first half of the twentieth century. These artists actively stood against injustice and dictatorship, creating powerful testimonies of resilience. Visitors can explore a unique collection from the Museum of Persecuted Arts in Solingen, focusing on themes of human struggle and the horrors of totalitarian regimes.

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Exhibition summary

This exhibition showcases highly expressive works from Central European artists of the first half of the twentieth century, who stood against injustice and dictatorship. The collection, drawn from the Museum of Persecuted Arts in Solingen, explores themes of dreams, humanity, and the nightmares of terrorism, dictatorship, and war.

Curatorial context

The 'Dreams and Nightmares' exhibition at the Montanelli Museum presents a unique collection of art from the Museum of Persecuted Arts of Solingen, focusing on Central European artists from the first half of the twentieth century. These artists, who actively fought against national socialism and communism, created works that embody both the human struggle for dignity and the horrors of totalitarian regimes, terrorism, and war. The exhibition's central figure is the artist Else Lasker-Schüler, whose drawings and collages are prominently featured. The collection also includes works by numerous other artists, such as Josef Albers, Georg Grosz, Ludwig Meidner, and Carl Rabus, many of whom are being seen in the Czech Republic for the first time. The exhibition serves as a powerful testimony to the resilience and courage of artists who dared to think freely in the face of extreme political oppression, persecution, and violence.

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Venue
MuMo - Museum Montanelli
Current status
Completed
Exhibition schedule
Mar 1, 2012 – May 22, 2012
Artist line / attribution
Featuring works by Josef Albers, Hans Nathan Feibusch, Arnold Fiedler, Franz Frank, Teo Gebürsch, Georg Grosz, Alfred Hanf, Otto Hermann, Georg Paul Heyduck, Eric Isenburger, Hella Jacobs, César Klein, Else Lasker-Schüler, Ludwig Meidner, Georg Meistermann, Otto Nagel, Valentin Nagel, Otto Pankok, Carl Rabus, Hubert Rüther, Milly Steger, Erna Schmidt-Caroll, Wilhelm Schnarrenberger, Horst Strempel, and Oskar Zügel.
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