Destruction of images as a total work of art: the Gesamtkunstwerk as Black Hole

The destruction of images is a process that often produces a new imaginary, a visual spectacle in itself. Even after the original image has been obliterated, its absence can create its own powerful aesthetic that survives centuries. The article focuses on two historical case studies: the iconoclasm...

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Autor: El-Mecky, Nausikaä
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
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http://dx.doi.org/10.5944/etfvii.9.2021
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Palabra clave:Destruction of Art
Iconoclasm
Degenerate Art
National Socialism
Reformation
Zwingli
Spectacle
Audience Participation
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title Destruction of images as a total work of art: the Gesamtkunstwerk as Black Hole
spellingShingle Destruction of images as a total work of art: the Gesamtkunstwerk as Black Hole
El-Mecky, Nausikaä
Destruction of Art
Iconoclasm
Degenerate Art
National Socialism
Reformation
Zwingli
Spectacle
Audience Participation
title_short Destruction of images as a total work of art: the Gesamtkunstwerk as Black Hole
title_full Destruction of images as a total work of art: the Gesamtkunstwerk as Black Hole
title_fullStr Destruction of images as a total work of art: the Gesamtkunstwerk as Black Hole
title_full_unstemmed Destruction of images as a total work of art: the Gesamtkunstwerk as Black Hole
title_sort Destruction of images as a total work of art: the Gesamtkunstwerk as Black Hole
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv El-Mecky, Nausikaä
author El-Mecky, Nausikaä
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Destruction of Art
Iconoclasm
Degenerate Art
National Socialism
Reformation
Zwingli
Spectacle
Audience Participation
topic Destruction of Art
Iconoclasm
Degenerate Art
National Socialism
Reformation
Zwingli
Spectacle
Audience Participation
description The destruction of images is a process that often produces a new imaginary, a visual spectacle in itself. Even after the original image has been obliterated, its absence can create its own powerful aesthetic that survives centuries. The article focuses on two historical case studies: the iconoclasm in Zurich in the 1520s and the National Socialist attack on so-called degenerate art. Through these, it aims to show how destruction can yield a total work of art through a carefully planned, even scripted, process that is far removed from the «lunatic running around with a sledgehammer» stereotype. It argues that many attacks on images are characterised by transformation, mysticism and performativity, during which a careful oscillation between absence and presence plays an important role. Ultimately, this contribution strives to create a new understanding of destructions of images through the frame of the Gesamtkunstwerk.
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