Negative Testimonials. Photographic Representation of Holocaust Memory

The twentieth century has seen the decline of art based upon the classical ideals of beauty and the correspondence between form and subject. Beauty became an ambiguous category considered suspicious and kitschy. From the present perspective it becomes obvious that its devaluation within art was ins...

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Hovedforfatter: Mazur, Adam
Format: Article ou chapitre numérique
Sprog:Anglais
Udgivet: Teksty Drugie 2024
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Online adgang:Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
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Summary:The twentieth century has seen the decline of art based upon the classical ideals of beauty and the correspondence between form and subject. Beauty became an ambiguous category considered suspicious and kitschy. From the present perspective it becomes obvious that its devaluation within art was instigated not only by the avant-garde movement, but was considerably influenced by such modern experiences as the two world wars and the Holocaust. The avant-garde emerged in resistance to a culture ...