The Artists Who Redesigned a War-Shattered Europe
The Artists Who Redesigned a War-Shattered Europe The Museum of Modern Art debuts a transformative acquisition of Soviet, Polish, German and Dutch graphic arts from after World War I. “The Hand Has Five Fingers,” a photomontage by John Heartfield, was the election poster of the German Communist Party in the Weimar Republic elections of 1928. The party was designated with the number 5 on the ballot, and the caption reads: “The hand has five fingers! With five, you seize the enemy!”Credit...John Heartfield and The Museum of Modern Art Dec. 17, 2020 Hostile times don’t automatically en...
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