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  1. Art and culture have always had the power to shock. In 1997, an exhibition featuring the most experimental young artists in the Saatchi Collection went on show in London and then around the world. When the exhibition opened in New York, its mayor, Rudi Giuliani was so horrified by the exhibits he called for all public funding for the show to be withdrawn. So what was so disturbing about the art on show …? starter activity

  2. DamineHirst preserved a decaying shark in a tank of formaldehyde and entitled it ‘The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living’

  3. Andres Serrano’s image of a crucifix contained in a tank of urine

  4. Marc Quinn produced this portrait of himself. Can you guess what was so shocking about it? It was filled with several pints of his own blood!

  5. Tracy Emin – who comes from Margate and has produced works of art for the Folkestone Triennial – simply displayed a tent with the names of all her boyfriends

  6. ‘Myra’ by Marcus Harvey – a portrait of the child murderer Myra Hindley aka ‘The Moors Murderer’ made up from hundreds of child handprints. Hundreds protested outside the gallery, including the mother of one of the victims. Even Hindley asked for the picture to be removed. It was attacked by protestors and eventually had to be shielded by a perspex screen with a guard standing next to it.

  7. The 1920s were also produced some sensational art as artists and writers, architects and film makers all experimented with new subjects and methods of expression. What would someone who had grown up under Kaiser Wilhelm or someone living through ‘hyperinflation’ find so shocking about works like this one by George Grosz, ‘The Waltz’?

  8. Key words: radical satire subversive How important was the culture of Weimar Germany?  Learning objectives TBAT explain ways artistic expression became more radical during the WR To assess impact on government

  9.  Your task • Around the room you will find different types of sources material. You have 3 mins to investigate each source and record your findings, before you move on in a clockwise direction to the next work station. • Which form of art was the most radical?

  10. Do you think that the explosion of new artistic expression during the Weimar Republic was good or bad for Germany?

  11. Weimar culture A spirit of optimism New democracy intro’d by Constitution was rep’d in new ‘democratic expression’ in art Berlin became centre of culture & night life Development of mass culture & consumerism BUT Horrified traditionalists Many artists criticised Weimar govt in their art Extremists (Nazis) used it to criticise Weimar

  12.  Your task Why was the culture of Weimar Germany so important? Explain using your own knowledge (4 marks)

  13. Success criteria

  14.  Extension task • Put together a factoid on Weimar Culture and explore the impact of art and artists in these fields in greater depth: • Radio • Theatre • Music & cabaret • Art • Literature • Film

  15. Key words: radical satire subversive  Plenary How important was the culture of Weimar Germany?  Learning objectives TBAT explain ways artistic expression became more radical during the WR To assess impact on government

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