Dancing on the Volcano? The History of ‘Weimar Culture’
Dr Jochen Hung gives a critical introduction to the history of Weimar Republic and the era that shaped Simon and her sitters.
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The Wiener Library 29 Russell Square, London, United Kingdom
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Conference: The Mad Silkman: Zika & Lida Ascher: Textiles and Fashion
The Museum of Decorative Arts 17. listopadu Street No.2, 110 00 Prague 1, Czech RepublicIn response to the positive reception the exhibition The Mad Silkman. Zika & Lida Ascher: Textiles and Fashion has enjoyed in the Czech Republic and abroad, among scholars and the general public alike, the Museum of Decorative Arts in Prague has decided to host an international conference.
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Germano Facetti: A Nazi labour camp survivor who revolutionised British book design
Italian Cultural Institute in London 39 Belgrave Square, London, United KingdomThe Italian Cultural Institute celebrates Germano Facetti: a Nazi labour camp survivor who changed the face of publishing in Britain.
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Hampstead in the 1930s – A Walking Tour + Visits
As the abundance of wall plaques in the area demonstrates, visual artists have been drawn to the physical and cultural attractions of Hampstead since the late eighteenth century. This London day, however, concentrates on artistic life in Hampstead in the 1930s, the period in which it occupied a unique place in the story of British art and architecture.
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The Face of Weimar Culture
The Wiener Library 29 Russell Square, London, United KingdomTaking Gerty Simon’s striking image (c. 1929) of the sculptor Renée Sintenis as a starting point, this talk will explore Simon’s photographs as part of a wider culture of the artistic face and body in Weimar modernity.
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20:20 Stories of Moving Lineage
London College of Communication Elephant and Castle, United Kingdom20:20 is a multimedia, touring arts and heritage project that casts a long lens over the personal memories of refugee families who arrived in the UK from 1999 onwards from Kosovo and other major global conflicts.
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Insiders/Outsiders: Refugee Dancers from Nazi Europe and their Contribution to British Culture
The Performance Hub WALSALL Campus, University of Wolverhampton, Gorway Rd, Walsall, West Midlands, United KingdomThis one-day symposium will examine the contribution of refugee dancers from Nazi Europe and their contribution to British Culture.
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Outlook: No Return
POSK Gallery 238-246 King Street, Hammersmith, London, United KingdomNew exhibition celebrating the contribution of Polish artists who fled Nazi-dominated Europe to British culture.
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Talk: Outlook: No Return
POSK Gallery 238-246 King Street, Hammersmith, London, United KingdomNew exhibition celebrating the contribution of Polish artists who fled Nazi-dominated Europe to British culture.
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Maurice Blik: Exhibition & Artist’s Talk
Bowman Sculpture , 6 Duke Street, St James’s SW1Y 6BN, London, United KingdomAfter decades of making sculpture, in the last two years, Maurice Blik has identified a unique and personal way of working to externalise his thoughts and feelings. Now his sculptures leap, dance, stride, walk, hurry, peer, to express what it feels like to be alive.
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On Anna Gmeyner and Elisabeth de Waal: Talk
Persephone Books 59 Lamb’s Conduit Street, London, United KingdomDr Nadia Valman, senior lecturer in the Department of English at Queen Mary University of London, will give a talk on Anna Gmeyner and Elisabeth de Waal
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Refugees in the Rag Trade
University of London Senate House Room 243, Malet Street, London, London, United KingdomLecture given by member of the Research Centre for German and Austrian Exile Studies, based at the Institute for Modern Languages Research, University of London
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The Legacy of the First World War for the Weimar Republic
The Wiener Library 29 Russell Square, London, United KingdomDr Jochen Hung gives a critical introduction to the history of Weimar Republic and the era that shaped Simon and her sitters.
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Lunchtime Lecture: Milein Cosman: Capturing Time
Ondaatje Wing Theatre Floor 2, National Portrait Gallery, London, United KingdomArt historian Ines Schlenker introduces the life and varied oeuvre of Milein Cosman (1921–2017). Best known for her drawings of musicians and dancers, she excelled at chronicling contemporary life, developing a unique drawing technique that enabled her to capture the most fleeting of moments.
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Flags of Diversity
London City Hall The Queen's Walk, London, United KingdomAn exhibition of collage works by artist Gil Mualem-Doron of printed textiles, which will include The New Union Flag. Commissioned by the Mayor of London for “We Are All Londoners: Celebrating Our European Culture and Communities”.
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The Life of Herbert Bier through his Archive
Wallace Collection Wallace Collection, Hertford House, Manchester Square, LondonThis will be a chance to view the archive material and hear a talk on the life of the art dealer Herbert Bier (1905-1981) in the Visitors’ Library at the Wallace Collection.
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The Escape Act – A Holocaust Memoir
Jacksons Lane 269a Archway Road, London, United KingdomA one-woman theatre show incorporating circus and puppetry, it is the true story of Irene, a Jewish acrobat who survived the Holocaust hiding and performing at a German circus. The show switches between past and present, intersecting Irene’s life with the performer’s experiences growing up a grandchild to Holocaust survivors.
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Lecture: Stranger at the Door
JW3 341-351 Finchley Road, London, United KingdomAt a time when so many problems afflicting our world are the result of our distrust and fear of strangers, we take a timely look at the representations of the Other in art history.
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Belonging and Not Belonging: Émigré Artists in Britain after 1933
Pallant House Gallery 8-9 North Pallant, Chichester, West Sussex, United KingdomMonica Bohm-Duchen considers the experiences of the visual artists who sought refuge from Nazi persecution in Britain.
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The Escape Act – A Holocaust Memoir
Circomedia St Paul’s Church, Portland Square, Bristol, United KingdomA one-woman theatre show incorporating circus and puppetry, it is the true story of Irene, a Jewish acrobat who survived the Holocaust hiding and performing at a German circus. The show switches between past and present, intersecting Irene’s life with the performer’s experiences growing up a grandchild to Holocaust survivors.
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Platforma 5 : Kent & Medway
Kent & Medway , United KingdomPoster image: A Hostile Environment, 2019 – original artwork by Adam Chodzko, commissioned for Platforma 5 by Counterpoints Arts Kent & Medway Platforma is our biennial festival that spotlights local and national work about displacement and migration. Each edition of the festival is produced in collaboration with different partners and takes place in a different […]
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The Kindertransport in 21st Century Public Discourse
University of London Senate House Room 243, Malet Street, London, London, United KingdomLecture by Andrea Hammel, member of the Research Centre for German and Austrian Exile Studies, based at the Institute for Modern Languages Research, University of London
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Art Treasures that defied Nazi Terror: The Story of Alfred, Thekla and Hans Hess and their Passion for German Expressionism – Lecture by Simon Lake
12 Star Gallery Europe House, 32 Smith Square, London, United KingdomBen Uri Gallery and Museum is delighted to present three free linked talks following on from the recent exhibition curated by the Ben Uri Research Unit, marking the contribution to art in Britain by the so-called ‘Hitler émigrés’ on the 80th anniversary of the outbreak of the Second World War.
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The Berlin Blues Cabaret
Brixton Library Brixton Oval, London, United KingdomThis will be an opportunity to celebrate the poetry of the late Beata Duncan with selections from her collections Apple Harvest (Hearing Eye), Berlin Blues (Green Bottle Press) and the forthcoming Breaking Glass (WritesideLeft Press), all of which will be on sale on the night.
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