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| Fucking Nazis |
Brass sidewalk nameplates (here, in Cologne DE), in front of buildings where Holocaust victims were abducted by Nazis. A young German artist is installing thousands of these all over Europe; each plate has the name, DOB, and eventual destination of the victim (including survivors). We also came across one in Basel CH.
In Prague, Kafka died of TB before the coming of the Nazis, but his 3 sisters died in concentration camps. If you're interested, read this shocking summary of the "Munich Pact" that totally screwed the Czechs: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munich_Agreement. Makes cheney look like a saint.
Alphonse Mucha was one of the first arrested when they arrived in 1939 - he was 79 - and died shortly afterwards. If you read a summary of his life and times, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alphonse_Mucha] you might surmise that he thought the rise of National Socialism marked the end of civilization.
Here's an interesting post-script re the 'Anis' tile I photographed in El Rinconcillo - I love that design, and forgot that it hails back to an exhibit by Alphonse Mucha that we saw in Prague 3 years ago. Here's a link to that great artist's sad history: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alphonse_Mucha
ReplyDelete- and to the blog post from that trip: http://amsistandback.blogspot.mx/2014/09/brass-sidewalk-nameplates-here-in.html
Today I received an email requesting that we link to a website with the mission to make all the world's art (digitally) accessible to anyone. Louise asked me to share their message, mission, and a link to their page. Gladly done:
"I am reaching out to certain website and blog owners that publish content in line with our mission to make all the world’s art accessible to anyone. We hope to continue promoting arts education and accessibility with your help.
The National Art Center Tokyo is currently exhibiting “Alfons Mucha”, which showcases Alphonse Mucha . As such, we would like to take the opportunity to now promote his work. Our hope is that the timing of this outreach will effectively support both the Museum and Mucha.
Our Alphonse Mucha page provides visitors with Mucha's bio, over 15 of his works, exclusive articles, and up-to-date Mucha exhibition listings. The page also includes related artists and categories, allowing viewers to discover art beyond our Mucha page. We would love to be included as an additional resource for your visitors via a link on your page. We believe that by spreading access we can provide a new, empowering way for approaching art. If you are able to add a link to our Alphonse Mucha page, please let me know. Thanks in advance for your consideration!
Best,
Louise
"Art exists only to communicate a spiritual message"
-Alphonse Mucha
p.s. This is the post with the 'Anis' artwork: http://amsistandback.blogspot.mx/2017/03/female-final-post-ok-its-ridiculously.html
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