By Peter Pabisch
A surprise to many art experts, the Berlin New National Gallery commissioned three central U.S. art museums to exhibit its collection “Modern Art and Politics in Germany 1910 – 1945”. Usually, an exhibit of this international format would be shown in New York’s MoMA (Museum of Modern Art), in Chicago’s Art Institute or in a famous West coast museum. But this collection started at the Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth, Texas (from March 30 to June 22, 2025), moved on to the Albuquerque Museum, New Mexico (from August 23, 2025 to January 4, 2026 and the site where this exhibit was visited), and will end at the Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minnesota (from March 7 to July 19, 2026). The exhibit’s topic, its scholarly presentation, and its entire organization are challenging, entertaining and breath-taking. Its informative companion catalog immediately sold out in Albuquerque and had to be reordered. The exhibit’s title conveys a clear and captivating message. It focuses on all the art movements known from this era—from Expressionism to New Objectivity to international forms of modern art. It considers both abstract works to art reflecting politics and war, thus it refers to the Nazis’ loathing of “degenerate art”. It also includes art forms before and after the era discussed here.
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