Archive
1913: The Brücke and Berlin
2. December 2018
“We live in what might be the most exhilarating and exciting time ever to have been.” This is how the physician and publicist David Sarason described the eventful year of 1913. For the artists of the Brücke, this year meant the end of their cooperation. After quarrels surrounding their planned Chronik (Chronicle) of the artist group, the community dissolved in May 1913 in Berlin.
The exhibition 1913: The Brücke and Berlin presents a kaleidoscope of associations on this eventful year. Starting with the artists Erich Heckel, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Karl Schmidt-Rottluff and Max Pechstein, the exhibition traces the inspirations from and narratives of the city of Berlin. Themes from the cabaret, circus, film and literature reveal the dense cultural context in which the artists worked. Kirchner’s quick sketches of the lively Potsdamer Platz testify to the diversity of the metropolis, just as much as Heckel’s portraits of the film star Asta Nielsen, and Schmidt-Rottluff’s scenes of Berlin’s cafés.
1913 is an expression of a certain attitude to life, not limited to the calendar year. The exhibition will examines this historic moment from a contemporary perspective and present both familiar and lesser known works from the collection of the Brücke-Museum.
A newspaper (in German and English), prepared in collaboration with journalist and author Florian Illies, accompanies the exhibition. The supporting programme of the exhibition reflects on the contemporary aspects of history to open up new and interdisciplinary perspectives on this significant year.
Programme
Publications
1913. Die Brücke und Berlin (2018)
Newspaper
Eds.: Brücke-Museum, Lisa Marei Schmidt, Katrina Schulz
With contributions by: Florian Illies, Lisa Marei Schmidt, Katrina Schulz, Isabel Fischer, Christiane Remm, Kamal Sallat, Daniela Bystron
32 pages
colour images
German/English
ISBN 9 783982 017808
€ 5
On sale at the museum
Information/Downloads
Game of Cards for Kids
The set of cards can guide kids through the exhibition. They are free to draw, tell stories, and express their ideas and observations. Some activities can also be done at home or at school.
Press
Staff
Lisa Marei Schmidt, Curator
Daniela Bystron, Curator of Outreach
Katrina Schulz, Assistant Curator
Julia Born, Art Direction & Design
Lisa Pepita Weiss, Design Assistant