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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Allmer, Patricia
• Strom, Kirsten

Titel

Surrealism and Postwar West Germany

Ist Teil von

• The Routledge Companion to Surrealism, 2023, p.306-315

Auflage

1

Ort / Verlag

Routledge

Erscheinungsjahr

2023

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Quelle

Alma/SFX Local Collection

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• The existence of Surrealism in postwar Germany has repeatedly been denied or regarded as significantly less prominent in comparison with other countries. This chapter contests this critical position, using postwar West German coverage by the German national weekly Die Zeit, established in 1946, to trace some of Surrealism's many and various manifestations in and intersections with West Germany up to 1971. The existence of Surrealism in postwar Germany has repeatedly been denied or regarded as significantly less prominent in comparison with other countries. This chapter traces some of Surrealism's many and various manifestations in and intersections with West Germany up to 1971, using postwar West German coverage by the German national weekly Die Zeit, established in 1946. This newspaper coverage shaped Surrealism's representation and perception in West Germany, offering insights into significant moments and figures in the country's rich tapestry of Surrealist cultural and artistic production. The Venice Biennale in 1954, and early documenta exhibitions, focused attention on Surrealism in West Germany and contributed significantly to establishing German Surrealist art in the public eye. From the late 1950s to the 1960s, there was an increased focus on Surrealist exhibitions, with a particularly strong concentration around 1968/69, suggesting Surrealism's burgeoning relevance to the generation of students who led the protests in 1968.