One of the most succesful sculptors of the mid-20th century. Georg Kolbe. (1877-1947).

After the death of his wife, Kolbe produced only male figures expressing grief and loneliness. Then turned to a more “victorious expression”. A muscular ideal celebrated by the Nazis as the archetype of the racially pure human being. Against Kolbe’s will.

To me, the museum garden looks like Medusa just paid a visit. Transforming everyone who met her gaze into stone (though Kolbe’s sculptures are primarily bronze). Fascinating.

Works by Ernst Barlach, Rudolf Belling, Hermann Blumenthal. August Gaul, Hermann Haller, Max Klinger, Emy Roeder, Renée Sintenis and more are exhibited as well.

“Die Tänzerin” (1912) by Kolbe. Part of the collection at the Old National Gallery in Berlin.

Exterior view of Mies van der Rohe’s, Barcelona Pavilion (1928–29) showing Georg Kolbe’s ‘Morning’ (1925).

I think we can all relate to that. I’m excited to see how this new art project in Kastanien Allee will develop.

Public is the New Private is the overall theme. How we go about sharing (all kinds of) information and details about our personal life and how “private” as well as “public” is defined today.

If you’re curios, stop by the Sundown Table tomorrow. Or read this introduction on the website (unfortunately only in German)

Public bath in Calcutta, photo by Paula Gortázar.

“I’m aware of the fact, that my works look decorative at first. Like for example a song that sounds good…”

Berlin based Anselm Reyle.

Photos full of life by Bernard of Hollywood aka Bruno Bernard, born in Berlin in 1912.

Later blacklisted by Gestapo for his participation in a Jewish youth organization, Bernard emigrated to the United States in 1937 and slowly built up a name as a photographer.

He is said to be the one who discovered Norma Jean.