Post #4092009
2026-07-24 22:09 UTC
Going after museums has its own history. The Nazis famously attacked "degenerate art" (modernism, especially that from Jewish artists), showcasing denounced work in special museum exhibits.
Fortunately, it backfired; they ended up unwittingly curating some of the most important art of the 20th century, inspiring a future generation of equally "degenerate" artists.
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@mattblaze@federate.social 2026-07-24 22:15
Aside: The effect of the "degenerate art" exhibits was a plot point explored in the 2018 film Never Look Away, which is (approximately) based on the life of the artist Gerhard Richter.