Nazi ideology, sculpture and reparation policy
Talk
Together with curator Magdalena Wisniowska, artists Samuel Fischer-Glaser and Angela Stiegler examine the connection between sculpture, Nazi ideology and the blind spots of the politics of remembrance. In a conversation, they discuss the ideological charge of aesthetic forms and the extent to which fascist ideas materialize in seemingly harmless objects.
The focus is on a group of Munich artists who seamlessly survived the regime changes between the monarchy, the Nazis and the Adenauer-BRD. Their biographies are contrasted with Dr. Philipp Auerbach – Jewish survivor, compensation officer, politically persecuted – who took his own life in 1952 after an anti-Semitic show trial. The panelists will raise the question of which representations are visible in Munich’s cityscape and which stories are absent in order to address the failures of so-called reparations.
A scenic walk with the two artists will take place beforehand from 3.00 to 4.30 pm, leading from the garden of the Lenbachhaus to the NS Documentation Center. Registration is required for this. However, participation in this walk is not a prerequisite for the artist talk. Participation in the talk is free of charge, no registration necessary.