Social Criticism and War (1920 – 1924)
Otto Dix (1891-1969) is renowned as one of Germany’s most pivotal artists in the time of the Weimar Republic. He depicted its excesses and contradictions with an unflinchingly critical eye.
The exhibition focusses on his prints, the lithographs and etchings that he produced during the early 1920s. They demonstrate that Dix was not only an uncompromising chronicler of his time, often portraying those who found themselves on the margins of society, but also provide proof of an impressive technique, excelling in experimentation, that pushed the medium to its limits. While many of his paintings were confiscated or destroyed by the Nazi propaganda ministry, which had designated them “degenerate”, his prints, although only produced in limited editions, survived in greater numbers, as many were located in private homes.
Daily Exhibition Hours: 10 AM - 7 PM (J.D.A. Perera Gallery, University of Visual and Performing Arts, 46 Horton Place, Colombo 07).
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