Tag Archives: Germany

2016: All Roads

Posted on September 30, 2017 by corvusfugit

“Now that we had our 486,713 starting points we needed to find out how we could reach Rome. For this we created an algorithm that calculated one route for every trip. The more often a specific single street segment was … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 2010's, 21st Century, Benedikt Groß, Germany, Maps, Philipp Schmitt, Raphael Reimann | Leave a comment

1927: Dancing on the Bauhaus Roof

Posted on September 30, 2017 by corvusfugit

T. Lux Feininger: [Charleston on the Bauhaus Roof] (1927); the dancer is Xanti Schawinsky and Clemens Röseler is playing the banjo.

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 1920's, 20th Century, Architecture, Art, Clemens Röseler, Dance, Germany, Music, Photography, T. Lux Feininger, USA, Xanti Schawinsky | Leave a comment

1950: Costume Party

Posted on September 25, 2017 by corvusfugit

Flashbak says this: “The hocus-pocus magic of papier-mache masks brought Hollywood and German movie stars together in Berlin for a few hours of make-believe, Feb. 14, 1950. The skillful hands of Peter Ludwig plus members of Berlin’s artist colony and … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 1950's, 20th Century, Berlin, Cold War, Costumes, Germany, Marlene Dietrich, Photography, Women | Leave a comment

1972: Sea

Posted on September 25, 2017 by corvusfugit

Gerhard Richter: Sea (1972)

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1944: World’s Most Beautiful Leg

Posted on September 24, 2017 by corvusfugit

Nazi Propaganda Poster (1944)

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1941: Degenerate Art

Posted on September 23, 2017 by corvusfugit

Emil Nolde: Meer bei Abenddämmerung [Sea at Dusk] An anti-Semite who believed in the cultural superiority of “Germanic” art and supported the Nazi Party beginning in the 1920’s, Emil Nolde was surprised when his own paintings were targeted in the … Continue reading →