NS-Ideologie, Bildhauerei und Wiedergutmachungspolitik - Künstler*innengespräch

Together with curator Magdalena Wisniowska, artists Samuel Fischer-Glaser and Angela Stiegler examine the connection between sculpture, Nazi ideology and the blind spots of the politics of remembrance. In a conversation, they discuss the ideological charge of aesthetic forms and the extent to which fascist ideas materialize in seemingly harmless objects.

The focus is on a group of Munich artists who seamlessly survived the regime changes between the monarchy, Nazi Germany and the Adenauer-BRD. Their biographies are contrasted with Dr. Philipp Auerbach - Jewish survivor, compensation officer, politically persecuted - who took his own life in 1952 after an anti-Semitic show trial. While the sculptures of these artists have left a lasting mark on Munich's cityscape, Auerbach's fate is largely forgotten today. In response to this disparity, the panelists will ask which representations are visible in Munich's cityscape and which stories do not exist in order to address the failures of so-called reparations.

A scenic walk with the two artists will take place beforehand from 3:00 to 4:30 pm, leading from the garden of the Lenbachhaus to the NS Documentation Center. Registration is required for this. However, participation in this walk is not a prerequisite for the artist talk.