Critique of conflict: Exhibition of works by German artist Otta Dix
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A close look at the works on display. Pix by Nilan Maligaspe
‘Otto Dix – Social Criticism & War (1920-1924)’ – a travelling exhibition was opened by German ambassador Dr. Felix Neumann, Professor Rohan Nethsinghe, Vice-Chancellor of the University for the Visual and Performing Arts and Stefan Winkler, Director of the Goethe-Institut Sri Lanka at the J.D.A. Perera Gallery of the UVPA on Horton Place, Colombo 7 on Thursday.
Curated by Eugen Keuerleber and conceived by IFA (Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen – Institute for Foreign Relations) in Stuttgart, the exhibition is of much relevance in the context of the conflicts happening around the world today.
Otto Dix (1891-1969), renowned as one of Germany’s most pivotal artists in the time of the Weimar Republic, depicted its excesses and contradictions with an unflinchingly critical eye.
Dix was not only an uncompromising chronicler of his time, he also often portrayed those who found themselves on the margins of society.
The exhibition focuses on his prints, the lithographs and etchings that he produced during the early 1920s – proof of an impressive technique, excelling in experimentation, that pushed the medium to its limits.
For more information, see: Exhibition: Otto Dix – Goethe-Institut Sri Lanka
The exhibition will be on view daily until November 30 from 10 a.m. -7 p.m.
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