
Made in Germany?
Art and Identity in a Global Nation
Lynette Roth(Editor)
Harvard University Art Museums,U.S. (Publisher)
Published on 14. January 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
208 pages
978-0-300-27880-4 (ISBN)
Description
An examination of shifting notions of identity in modern-day Germany-and the diverse artists challenging conventional meanings of "Germanness" today
Made in Germany? Art and Identity in a Global Nation addresses important questions of contemporary art and belonging in Germany from the 1980s, when discussions about multiculturalism in West Germany came to the fore, to our current time, a period still deeply impacted by the country's unification and more recent migration policies. In the wake of these developments, racial violence, right-wing populism, and ethnically defined nationalism have grown. Accessible essays on topics such as labor migration, being Black in Germany, and the aftermath of the fall of the Berlin Wall lay the groundwork for understanding the intercultural dynamics in Germany today. Object-focused texts delve into works in various media, from Candida Hoefer's slideshow Turks in Germany 1979, which presented Turkish immigrants as embedded in public life at a time when they were not welcomed as a permanent part of German society, to Ngozi Schommers's readymade sculpture Commuters, a commentary on the country's ongoing housing crisis. In a period when right-wing nationalist movements are gaining traction in Germany and around the globe, Made in Germany? argues for a more expansive idea of what it means to be German, spotlighting artists from diverse backgrounds whose works probe notions of national identity.
Distributed for the Harvard Art Museums
Exhibition Schedule:
Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA
(September 13, 2024-January 5, 2025)
Made in Germany? Art and Identity in a Global Nation addresses important questions of contemporary art and belonging in Germany from the 1980s, when discussions about multiculturalism in West Germany came to the fore, to our current time, a period still deeply impacted by the country's unification and more recent migration policies. In the wake of these developments, racial violence, right-wing populism, and ethnically defined nationalism have grown. Accessible essays on topics such as labor migration, being Black in Germany, and the aftermath of the fall of the Berlin Wall lay the groundwork for understanding the intercultural dynamics in Germany today. Object-focused texts delve into works in various media, from Candida Hoefer's slideshow Turks in Germany 1979, which presented Turkish immigrants as embedded in public life at a time when they were not welcomed as a permanent part of German society, to Ngozi Schommers's readymade sculpture Commuters, a commentary on the country's ongoing housing crisis. In a period when right-wing nationalist movements are gaining traction in Germany and around the globe, Made in Germany? argues for a more expansive idea of what it means to be German, spotlighting artists from diverse backgrounds whose works probe notions of national identity.
Distributed for the Harvard Art Museums
Exhibition Schedule:
Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA
(September 13, 2024-January 5, 2025)
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Language
English
Place of publication
New Haven
United States
Publishing group
Yale University Press
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
114 color illus.
Dimensions
Height: 250 mm
Width: 183 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
750 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-300-27880-4 (9780300278804)
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Persons
Lynette Roth is the Daimler Curator of the Busch-Reisinger Museum at the Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA.