Raw, unprettified and decried in conservative circles as “gutter
art”: Käthe Kollwitz employed her art uncompromisingly as a
political voice for the social and human misery of her time. Her
focus always lay on the dignity of humankind. The volume provides a
wide-ranging insight into the commitment and creative work of the
artist, whose achievements are more topical than ever. The book
covers the entire spectrum of Kollwitz’ creative work with the
world-famous cycles of graphic works A Weavers’ Revolt and
Peasants’ War, rare proofs and moving drawings and sculptures,
thereby showing all facets of her masterful skills. The political
dimension of Kollwitz’ art becomes tangible in a particularly
impressive manner through her posters. The unbroken validity of her
work is demonstrated in a juxtaposition with the interventions by
the artist Mona Hatoum (b. 1952), which revolve around topics such
as vulnerability, persecution and the experience of conflict.
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