Art after Auschwitz
TitelArt after Auschwitz
Auteur
Call number940.5318/0143
Objectnummer04002L
Plaats van uitgaveLexington, Kentucky, United States
UitgeverUniversity Press of Kentucky
Jaar van uitgave
1999
Pagina'spp152-168
MateriaalArtikel
ISBN0813121019
NotesArticle from the book 'Problems unique to the Holocaust' pp152-168
Beschrijving
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