Heartfield Dada Exhibitions & Anti-Fascist Photomontage Exhibitions Are Too Few For An Artist With A Worldwide Influence
Tate Modern London: John Heartfield Gallery. The Tate Modern London received a substantial bequest from the late David King’s superb collection of John Heartfield artwork. David King was a brilliant artist in his own right and a great friend of this online exhibition. Sadly, David King passed away in 2016. For a time, The John Heartfield Gallery in the Tate exhibited a selection of John Heartfield’s photomontages from the 1930s. These extraordinary collage and graphic design works cover a period from 1930 to 1938 when John Heartfield executed an astonishing 240 politically charged anti-fascist images for magazine covers against The Third Reich. However, for some reason, nothing regarding John Heartfield or his important work can be found on The Tate Modern London website or is available for public view.
Berlin Metropolis: 1918-1933, Neue Galerie, New York. From Oct. 1, 2015 to January 4, 2016, the Neue Galerie presented a vision of artistic explosion that occurred in Berlin during the same era The National Socialist Party of Adolf Hitler was on its rise to power. “Berlin Metropolis: 1918-1933” presented a thrilling evocative look at the art many artists such as John Heartfield, George Grosz, and Hannah Höch. The show was a multimedia mix that made the streets and studio of Berlin come alive. All visitors to this exhibition are encouraged to visit the Neue Gallery whenever they are in New York.
John Heartfield Exhibition, Museum of Modern Art (MOMA), New York, Entire Brochure. In 1993, the entire second floor of New York’s Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) was dedicated to an exhibition that included many John Heartfield maquettes, the originals of his photomontages from which the AIZ magazine covers were produced. The exhibition drew raves from critics and the crowds who packed the exhibition every day.
John Heartfield Exhibition, Kent Fine Art, New York, New York Times Review. In 1991, Kent Fine Art, New York, presented a show that the New York Times described as “esthetic and as harrowing as it is beautiful.” Robert Smith wrote John Heartfield was a German artist whose “unusual talent fused political awareness and visual imagination.”
John Heartfield Dada Exhibitions & Exhibitions Of His Anti-Fascist Imagery
Tate Modern London
Neue Galerie, NY
MOMA, New York
Kent Fine Art, NY
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Tate Modern London
In 2012, London’s Tate Modern art gallery hosted a temporary exhibition of John Heartfield’s political photomontages from the 1930s, drawn mainly from the collection of British artist David King.
These works of art cover a period from 1930 to 1938 when John Heartfield executed an astonishing 240 politically charged anti-fascist images for AIZ magazine covers against The Third Reich.
Sadly, David King passed away in 2016. The Tate Modern London is the beneficiary of many fine pieces from the David King Collection.
Many of these extraordinary works of collage and graphic design art are currently on display in a gallery at the The Tate Modern London. Admission to the Tate Modern London is free.
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Neue Galerie, NY
Neue Galerie New York presented Berlin Metropolis: 1918-1933,” an exhibition devoted to Berlin during the Weimar period.
The show explored the city’s streets and studio through multimedia.
The exhibition evoked a complex period through painting, drawing, sculpture, collage, photography, architecture, film, and fashion.
It features giants of Dada including John Heartfield, George Grosz, and Hannah Höch.
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MOMA, New York
In 1993, the entire second floor of MOMA, New York, was devoted to an exhibition of John Heartfield's art.
It was a rare opportunity to view Heartfield's maquettes, the original art from which his famous AIZ magazine covers were created.
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Kent Fine Art, NY
In 1991, Kent Fine Art presented an art exhibition that was “as educational as it is esthetic and as harrowing as it is beautiful.”
The meticulous documented show of John Heartfield's anti-Fascist photomontages from the 1930's, now on view at Kent Fine Art provided unforgettable glimpse of the rise of the Nazi party as seen by one of its most courageous opponents
Heartfield was “a German artist whose talent fused political awareness and visual imagination.”
Tate Modern London
Neue Galerie, NY
MOMA, New York
Kent Fine Art, NY
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Tate Modern London
In 2012, London’s Tate Modern art gallery hosted a temporary exhibition of John Heartfield’s political photomontages from the 1930s, drawn mainly from the collection of British artist David King.
These works of art cover a period from 1930 to 1938 when John Heartfield executed an astonishing 240 politically charged anti-fascist images for AIZ magazine covers against The Third Reich.
Sadly, David King passed away in 2016. The Tate Modern London is the beneficiary of many fine pieces from the David King Collection.
Many of these extraordinary works of collage and graphic design art are currently on display in a gallery at the The Tate Modern London. Admission to the Tate Modern London is free. -
Neue Galerie, NY
Neue Galerie New York presented Berlin Metropolis: 1918-1933,” an exhibition devoted to Berlin during the Weimar period.
The show explored the city’s streets and studio through multimedia.
The exhibition evoked a complex period through painting, drawing, sculpture, collage, photography, architecture, film, and fashion.
It features giants of Dada including John Heartfield, George Grosz, and Hannah Höch. -
MOMA, New York
In 1993, the entire second floor of MOMA, New York, was devoted to an exhibition of John Heartfield's art.
It was a rare opportunity to view Heartfield's maquettes, the original art from which his famous AIZ magazine covers were created. -
Kent Fine Art, NY
In 1991, Kent Fine Art presented an art exhibition that was “as educational as it is esthetic and as harrowing as it is beautiful.”
The meticulous documented show of John Heartfield's anti-Fascist photomontages from the 1930's, now on view at Kent Fine Art provided unforgettable glimpse of the rise of the Nazi party as seen by one of its most courageous opponents
Heartfield was “a German artist whose talent fused political awareness and visual imagination.”
John Heartfield Dada Exhibitions & Exhibitions Of His Anti-Fascist Imagery
This is one reason the question has been asked again and again, “What happened to John Heartfield?” The artist who has been widely recognized as the greatest political artist and designer of the 20th century.
John Heartfield’s artistic legacy is not a possession to be treasured. Much of its real value lies in its warnings regarding the dangers of the rise of fascism. These warnings are as relevant today as they were in the Weimar Republic in 1930.
The John Heartfield Exhibition’s format is designed to allow for modifications and additions. If you’ve attended an exhibition of John Heartfield’s art, please Write To The Exhibition’s Curator with your experience.