Art after Auschwitz
TitleArt after Auschwitz
Author
Call number940.5318/0143
Object number04002L
Place of publicationLexington, Kentucky, United States
PublisherUniversity Press of Kentucky
Year of publication
1999
Physical descriptionpp152-168
MaterialArticle
ISBN0813121019
NotesArticle from the book 'Problems unique to the Holocaust' pp152-168
Description
In his essay 'Trivializing memory' Elie Wiesel posits the fundamental questions that confront artists, writers and filmmakers who try to capture an understanding of the Holocaust. While it seems easy to suggest that both art and films have a bias and involve degrees of misrepresentation, even stories told by survivors distort the past. Holocaust museums have to deal with issues of authenticity in how they tell the story and interpret materials