This book investigates creative responses to the Nazi period in the work of three artists; Felix Nussbaum; Charlotte Salomon and Arnold Daghani; focusing on their use of pictorial narrative. It analyses their contrasting aesthetic strategies and their innovative forms of artistic production. In contrast with the autonomous; modernist art object; their works were explicitly linked with the historical conditions under which they were produced ndash; the pressures of persecution and exile. Conditions in the slave labour camps and ghettos in the Ukraine; which shaped the paintings and drawings of Daghani; are contrasted with the experiences of exile in Belgium and France; which inspired Nussbaum and Salomon. In defiance of conventional artistic practice; they produced word-image combinations that can be read as narrative sequences; incorporating specific references to political events. While there has been a wealth of literary; philosophical and historical studies relating to the Holocaust; aesthetic debate has developed less extensively. This is the first comparative study of three artists who are only belatedly achieving recognition and the recent reception of their work is evaluated. By identifying the aesthetic principles and narrative strategies underlying their work; the book reassesses their achievement in creating new forms of modernism with an unmistakable political momentum.This book was published as a special issue of Word Image.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful. Wow!By A voracious readerI also own a copy of "Kehinde Wiley" and its an equally-beautiful book. The artwork in this book is absolutely *gorgeous*; the pictures practically jump off the page and the colors are wonderful. Theres also a very interesting write-up and the Brooklyn Museum of Art has done a terrific job all-around.The paintings shown in this book are currently exhibited at the Brooklyn Museum of Art through May 24.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Glorious Work Well PresentedBy Martine SherrillExcellent illustrations; crisp and color correct. Text is legible and captions are logically placed. Things like this would seem obvious in publishing; but so many art books are frustrating - muddy colors; flipping and hunting for attributions; and incomplete captions.My only criticism with its design is the teeny tiny text. It could be a couple font sizes larger without compromising the visuals. Theres still lots of white space available.It has top notch design for showcasing the artists work; and not the book designer. Which makes for a top notch book designer! If more exhibition catalogs were this nicely made; and reasonably priced; I would buy them.As far as Kehinde Wileys work; it is original and glorious in all respects.3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Kehinde Wiley Is AmazingBy Ec-lec-ticBeautiful book! Images lack the high quality found in most photographic monographs; but for the price; the quality works for me. I cannot wait to see this when it opens at the Seattle Art Museum. Ive followed Wileys work since I met him during a trip via Chicago and then again during his residency at the CMA in Columbus; OH. His work is highly conceptual; but contains aesthetics anyone can enjoy and respect.