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My thoughts on 'L'art Dégénéré' at the Picasso Museum:

Overall, I liked it. The show even brought me to tears with the personal story of one artist, Otto Freundlich, who I didn't know of before, but who joined several anti-fascist movements and was sadly sent to the camps, where he was murdered. There were excerpts shared from his last letters that I found extremely moving. Spotlighting an individual story was important for putting into context the devastating realities a fascist regime has on individual lives.

The exhibition was otherwise largely a historical recounting of the Degenerate Art propaganda campaign set in motion by the Nazis. I was looking to see if there were any connections made with our current political climate. Unsurprisingly, there were none, but perhaps it's too dangerous and premature for a museum to make such a statement connecting fascism with contemporary politics today. Some curatorial choices that were extraneous, but over all well done!

Thanks Benna for raising  important topics about the rise of fascism, its difficult relationship with art and its impact on individual lives. 
I have been doing research on related subjects these past weeks, and I think it is necessary to educate more about this issue.

Artist-author from France •+• I imagine a network society of the future dedicated to arts, enlightenment and harmony with nature www.solaires.art

thank you for sharing the post and for your kind words 💗