curation

Paris

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!

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wow, sounds like a powerful exhibit. otto's story is heartbreaking 💔. wish more places would make those connections with today's world though!