About the Work
These works show images from Hitler's stadium in Berlin and from the centre of Dresden.
The stadium still displays statues of idealised Aryan men, as well as the plaque commemorating the 1936 Olympic Games, which shows the name of the black American gold medallist, Jesse Owens. Hitler walked out when Owens won.
Luther's statue in Dresden is surrounded by ruins created by the Allies at the end of the Second World War. These were retained by the Communist East German state as a reminder of the war and as an embarrassing testament to British and American bombing of this historic centre of German culture.
These works were made immediately before the collapse of East Germany.
Details
Size and Material
3'1" x 2'10" and 1'5" x 3'
Photocopies from slides under glass
Location
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″I still use the same approach to my work: I get an idea, think of the title and then make the work. So not much has changed since 1964″
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