At the start of the twentieth century, the city of Paris was like a magnet for European artists. Many of them, and in particular, Jewish artists from Eastern Europe, were fleeing persecution and poverty, or emigrating in search of a new creative start. Through this, a lively art scene developed in Paris, which not only thrived on the artistic import of the newcomers, but soon exported its ideas of art and intellectual exchange to the whole world. The art of the École de Paris became the epitome of European modernity.
Past event
Where
W. M. Blumenthal Academy,
Klaus Mangold Auditorium
Fromet-und-Moses-Mendelssohn-Platz 1, 10969 Berlin
(Opposite the Museum)
In the first part of the event series Café Magnétique, Sophie Krebs, head curator of the City of Paris Museum of Modern Art, will discuss the magnetic effect Paris had on European artists. Art historian Annabel Ruckdeschel will then consider the École de Paris from the other side: How did artists transport these artistic ideals from Paris to Italy, the USA and Brazil, establishing the image of Modern Art in the process?
Annabel Ruckdeschel; photo: Fotofabrik Frankfurt
Café Magnétique: Parisian cafés functioned as places to meet people and gather together on a daily basis, and often also served as a first port of call for new arrivals. They were the parlors and work spaces of many artists and were essential for the self-organization of migrants in a new, foreign environment: the cafés were used to establish contacts, find rooms and studios, and to prepare exhibitions. Famous Parisian cafés such as the Café de Dôme in Montparnasse were the hub of the migrant and particularly the Jewish-influenced art scene, which soon became known as the École de Paris.
The Café Magnétique series revives the Parisian cafés in the Jewish Museum Berlin, inviting you to exchange ideas about the École de Paris over food and drinks.
Sophie Krebs; photo: Sophie Krebs
Exhibition Paris Magnétique. 1905–1940: Features & Programs
- Exhibition Webpage
- Paris Magnétique. 1905–1940 – 25 Jan to 1 May 2023
- Digital Content
- Biographical stops of Rudolf Levy – on the online platform Jewish Places
- Catalog
- Paris Magnétique. 1905–1940 – 2023, in German
- Accompanying Events
- Exhibition opening – 24 Jan 2023
- Café Magnétique: Import/Export – part 1: With Sophie Krebs and Annabel Ruckdeschel, 2 Feb 2023
- Café Magnétique: Cosmopolitanism and Nationalism – part 2: With Cathy Gelbin and Julia Friedrich, 23 Mar 2023, in German
- Café Magnétique: La Prose du Transsibérien – part 3: Lecture performance with Shelley Harten and guests, 20 Apr 2023
- Brunch Magnétique – A visit to the exhibition with breakfast, with fixed dates
- Guided Tours
- Public tour – with fixed dates, in German
- Tour for Groups – by appointment
- Portraits of the Parisian avant-garde – guided group tour and workshop, by appointment, in German Sign Language
- Magnetic, Magnificent, Fantastic! – Workshop, with fixed dates, in German, Russian and German Sign Language
