Vendor: Taschen
1920s Berlin - Berlin in the 1920s
1920s Berlin - Berlin in the 1920s
Description
Description
It was the decade of bold expressionist canvases , of the work of art total of the Bauhaus , of “drag balls”, of Metropolis and Marlene Dietrich . From avant-garde cinemas to bustling jazz bars, discover the free spirit of 1920s Berlin in this vibrant cultural portrait that examines painting, design, fashion, film, and more .
This book will allow the reader to immerse himself in the free spirit of Berlin of the Weimar Republic . By reviewing the production of exemplary works in painting, sculpture, architecture, graphics, photography and cinema, we will discover the innovations, the ideas and the precious dreams which were at the center of this unique cultural window. We will discover the jazz bars and dance halls; the kinos crowded and “boyish” fashion ; advances in technology and transportation; radio towers and the clatter of trams and trains; buildings reaching up to the sky; cinematic masterpieces ; and a new type of woman who smokes cigarettes, wears her hair short, and earns her own living .
Among the works included in this lively cultural portrait are The Journalists by Hannah Höch; Hands on a Typewriter by Lotte Jacobi; Portrait of the Journalist Sylvia von Harden by Otto Dix; Peter Behrens's design for Alexanderplatz; and Josef von Sternberg's The Blue Angel , starring Marlene Dietrich as cabaret artist Lola Lola. Page after page, we explore both the utopian aspirations and the more ominous economic and political realities that fueled the escapist masterpieces, whether idealistic or reactionary . Behind the city lights and glittering evening gowns, however, we glimpse the inflation, working-class alienation, and fragile political consensus that loomed over this golden age and would soon bring it to a brutal end with the rise of National Socialism.
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