Blue Land and City Noise

Blue Land and City Noise by Cathrin Klingsöhr-Leroy is an exploration of the vibrant and revolutionary era of German Expressionist painting. Colourful, emotional, impulsive, and modern – these are the qualities that characterise our ideas of this artistic movement. It is hard to believe that the works initially caused a scandal upon their creation. Yet, artists and writers shared a vision of a new beginning, coupled with fundamental social criticism.

Many aspects such as the social challenges of the bustling city, the sleazy glamour of the entertainment world, and the rejection of new technology remain remarkably relevant even today. Immerse yourself in the powerful images and texts of world literature, and embark on a journey of discovery through the world of the early 20th century, with its atmosphere of change and decay.

Featuring works by:
Max Beckmann, Heinrich Campendonk, Lyonel Feininger, George Grosz, Erich Heckel, Alexej von Jawlensky, Wassily Kandinsky, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Paul Klee, Oskar Kokoschka, August Macke, Franz Marc, Ludwig Meidner, Paula Modersohn-Becker, Otto Mueller, Gabriele Münter, Emil Nolde, Max Pechstein, Marianne von Werefkin, among others.

Accompanied by texts from:
Walter Benjamin, Gottfried Benn, Anton Chekhov, Alfred Döblin, Theodor Fontane, Oskar Maria Graf, Franz Kafka, Else Lasker-Schüler, Heinrich Mann, Klaus Mann, Thomas Mann, Robert Musil, Vladimir Nabokov, Rainer Maria Rilke, Joseph Roth, Arthur Schnitzler, Herwarth Walden, Stefan Zweig, among others.