Art after Auschwitz
TitreArt after Auschwitz
Auteur
Call number940.5318/0143
N° d'objet04002L
Lieu de publicationLexington, Kentucky, United States
EditeurUniversity Press of Kentucky
Année de publication
1999
Paginationpp152-168
MatérielArticle
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