Art after Auschwitz
TitoloArt after Auschwitz
Autore
Call number940.5318/0143
Numero oggetto04002L
Luogo di pubblicazioneLexington, Kentucky, United States
EditoreUniversity Press of Kentucky
Anno di pubblicazione
1999
Paginazionepp152-168
MaterialeArticle
ISBN0813121019
NotesArticle from the book 'Problems unique to the Holocaust' pp152-168
Descrizione
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