EXHIBITION OF DEGENERATE ART, MUNICH 1937 "We shall discover and encourage the artists who are able to impress upon the State of the German people the cultural stamp of the Germanic race . . . in their origin and in the picture which they present they are the expressions of the soul and the ideals of the community." (Hitler, Party Day speech, 1935) On the day of the German Arts Festival in 1937, Hitler opened a dual exhibition to commemorate the …showed first 75 words of 2417 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2417 total…countries after all. We can only hope that today's art agencies of the world will confront these recurring issues and unite in ensuring that art survives to "represent a point of view to audiences". We need to remember that "to the individual, the collective experience of the age represents a bond - and also, in a sense, security; there will always be possibilities even in disaster". "This is comforting in a way". Gerard Richter - 1962.