Art after Auschwitz
TitelArt after Auschwitz
Verfasser
Call number940.5318/0143
Inventarnummer04002L
ErscheinungsortLexington, Kentucky, United States
Erscheinungsjahr
1999
Seitenpp152-168
MaterialArtikel
ISBN0813121019
NotesArticle from the book 'Problems unique to the Holocaust' pp152-168
Beschreibung
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