De melancholieke metropool
Subtitle: Stadsbeelden tussen magie en realisme, 1925-1950 = The melancholy metropolis : cityscapes between magic and realism, 1925-1950
By: curator, Steven Jacobs ; redactie, Steven Jacobs, Hedwig Saam ; vertaling, Kate Delaney
Contributors: Museum voor Moderne Kunst (Arnhem, Netherlands)
Publisher: Museum voor Moderne Kunst
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Arnhem
Language: dut
Number of pages: 64
ISBN-13: 9789072861009
Copyright date: 2013
Subjects: Cities and towns in art; Exhibitions; Melancholy in art; Magic realism (Art); Neue Sachlichkeit (Art); Modern Art; Artistic Photography; Stills (Motion pictures)
Other titles: Melancholy metropolis :
Description: From 20 October 2013 to 23 February 2014, the Museum voor Moderne Kunst Arnhem (MMKA) exhibits "The Melancholy Metropolis: Cityscapes between Magic and Realism, 1925-1950". Magic realist painting, an important component of the MMKA's collection, is displayed alongside photography and film of the same era that visualizes the metropolis as a place of stillness, loneliness, and melancholy. Cityscapes by Dutch magic realists such as Carel Willink, Joop Moesman and Pyke Koch are accompanied by urban landscapes by painters who show an affinity with them, such as Mario Sironi and surrealists like Paul Delvaux. The exhibition also features works by artists of the German neue Sachlichkeit (New Objectivity) movement, including Max Radler, Oskar Nerlinger and Karl Völker. In addition, the exhibition also includes contemporaneous cityscapes created in the context of French and Belgian photography and cinema. The exhibition thus situates magic realism in a European context. Exhibition: Museum voor Moderne Kunst, Arnhem, The Netherlands (20.10.2013-23.02.2014).
Notes: Catalog of an exhibition held at the Museum voor Moderne Kunst Arnhem, October 19, 2013-February 23, 2014.

Includes bibliographical references.

Text in Dutch and English.