George Grosz (1893-1959) was a German expressionist painter considered one of the greatest in the interwar period. An ideologically committed artist (in 1919 he joined the Communist Party of Germany), he portrayed the society and politics of the Weimar Republic through his satirical drawings.
From Berlin to New York (1912-1957) is a major retrospective that brings together 180 pieces of the artist and focuses on two key cities in his career. Oil paintings, drawings and watercolors – a big part of them belong to the Sabarsky Collection of Munich-brings us closer to this painter who started militating in the Dada movement and ended up in the revolutionary wing of the artistic current New Objectivity.
The exhibition runs in chronological order based on eight thematic sections: The first years in Berlin, World War I, Berlin Metropolis, Dada era, Politics, Society in the Twenties, an emigrant in New York and World War II.
Around From Berlin to New York’ (1912-1957), CaixaForum Palma - the only museum in Spain where the exhibition is shown – has organized two literary cabarets (4 and 11 July) and an interesting cycle of German expressionist cinema. The programmed titles are: The Golem by Paul Wegener (July 18); Nosferatu, by F.W. Murnau (July 25); Metropolis, by Fritz Lang (August 1); The Congress dances, by Erik Charell (August 8); The Blue Angel, by Josef von Sternberg (22 August) and The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, by Robert Wiene (August 29).
