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"Degenerate" art. A Cross History France/Germany
In relation with the exhibition “Degenerate Art. The Trial of Modern Art under Nazism” presented at the Musée national Picasso-Paris from February 18 to May 25, 2025 and the Répertoire des acteurs du marché de l'art en France sous l'Occupation (RAMA) program of the Institut national d'histoire de l'art, the Musée national Picasso-Paris, the Musée d'art et d'histoire du judaïsme and the German Center for Art History (DFK Paris) are organizing an international colloquium on this theme, in Paris, on March 27 and 28, 2025.
The Nazi term “degenerate art” refers to a decade-long public campaign to exclude, defame and destroy modern art. It was the title of a series of exhibitions that began in Munich in 1937 and continued in Germany and Austria until 1944. They were based on some 20,000 works of art seized from German public collections, which were taken down from museum walls, stored and, in some cases, burned. Although publicly vilified, “degenerate” art was also sold when deemed “exploitable”, according to the terminology of the Third Reich.
The symposium is based on recent research and encourages the participation of young researchers. In particular, it aims to explore the echoes of the “degenerate” art campaign in France, the parallels between the French and German situations, the repercussions on artists and gallery owners in France, and the position of French critics and museum curators.
In partnership with Institut national d'histoire de l'art (INHA), the musée d’art et d’histoire du Judaïsme and the Centre allemand d’histoire de l’art (DFK-Paris)
With the support of the Fundación Almine y Bernard Ruiz Picasso (FABA)
PRACTICAL INFORMATIONS :
- Free admission, subject to availability
- March 27 : Auditorium of the Musée d'Art et d'Histoire du Judaïsme
- March 28 : INHA, galerie Colbert, auditorium Jacqueline Lichtenstein
