AESTHETICS AND POLITICS Theodor Adorno Walter Benjamin Ernst Bloch Bertolt Brecht Georg Lukées 15 geo Frat Jomoon, | StavesErnst Bloch Discussing Expressionism Tes exalt that pope soul be cing to age boo hs pi, [Nas og gosh atin seemed onthe the Blac Ride nat dead: Now weer voi etki is memory oe mor i ny ich evernc. isso move enortant ht thre ae pope cet {50 worked p over a movement larg sine pty a sil xed nd were standingin the way. Express erly doe tt belong (the preset; ean i be sl shows ins fie? ‘ier ba repress a oes hing sey the inde fs fw lly people® Sach people were on she with he sel of $outh ow they dee thiallognceo he csi hag ba etl err the lero oth eter bles Benn putty Sn ent af Exe ce op i Fain, Ze mega. Toy we an ely wht at phenomena apres Slog was and where ed sf fllowed to ng en ae to Fas” “The iain recently proved bythe Espreionas is ths not simply private; i ao hs» elt spon a anit ‘meni, The Deen of Mankind® tamed out to be on the pe "Ald oe en ster ey eek ‘ein oe ef an le Wo conditions af Hiner, Unruly fr Zip, ut 2 ow wes ere [NO esearch ito the smecdets of Fascon wor publate, Hier Copley fied fo rcogie them fa Ri Manic sph ad the ‘ahi here! Teer, welsh the brary ae doesn, ‘Thured mean deen Dont aly ands singly denen. ‘Br na the absurdity demssrted ably in sacha way to pernode stay To cnc wih Hiern hi enema Epes ‘nizn mnt ave teen + shock to Zegley, fer sch cxncdente of ‘Seo woul be lal oan man, ot the Chita it Manish might ‘cha is ess hough wha ard efor oer the rach ti Fasc, Soi me te pete the baa he rae, we sold ot {ics on Zigler’ shronologral misotne, r een oe sce isl, cinta die our ate tote prea othe whale Jscsson Sed by Lestoiser in is eer comnbton tothe disusion of Expresate rks, We rf 9 Lae’ exay The Gres andthe Dene of Expresouim, abla lowe yea ogo interactional irate tat ay ch Frishes the coneepad smear or the lt funeral ton eo Expreionizn. In what flows we sal onecnae eur tenon on ice Lode rp he fetal Toandons af beth Zero Leiter cotibatons. In his Conlon, Lakics wat indcol neatly more cecumopet thin ‘heyy te ised thatthe smn cadence of Expres were ‘ot Face, and shat im te fal als, Expressionism “coc oly teeume a iim component ofthe Fart "yn Bt ia is Steming.op be abe ebwrvedthi the Tasins were net wit Fnsfetion in Sicersing i Expresionisn » hae they cold ws ‘Goebel fad fourd the us wore sud Seater fr the Uitrary mode comreponding wall-e imperil (), Expres sions i genunded in an iratomasr plop. Is ernie se fends toward that ofan eat, str, cous mans 8 ‘Trlsmaury poudscvn, What the preston intended ‘rs undowbecly te ery oposite of sai Bat ince the) were Umble fs themself a ipsa paris, nd since they callde inthe iesap decay of be lpr nrg waht fring ete since, ating nde nie in tn dar a Me "i ea Sa ae ot‘Sobers noth oie a hat yates decadence tl View that Espretnia and Fascia ot the sae mol hs ls uimae sore hereThe sites of Expression versie ~ et sr any the Cha esis, ust igi o Loki oe ig However, i Lak aurea concept! onto ne A mater of purple ours Anyone who aly ks a Lk ey (pce Highly recommended the org alway the mos irc, ill ote 22h very outiet tht nowhere the ay svt o eg Expr Shonse pltr. Mae Ke, Katee, Noe, Kadi, Gros, Dt (Chagall snp do oe gre tal 10 ying of mal pail, sch a the cotemporry woke of Schiobry Tht ll he mont Srpeing nt the ks beeen pitino rate hat ie ‘fre exrly love andthe pitino Espresiniam mee fa are huncteiste of the movement than as Herstare Referee the mer morever, malt have ba ie aoa ivntnge ekg Phere tn dni Exretni octal er seo tt ricer have aig pore and gress, Bu ve the bea ‘ort ave at ecced the tent hey meri eer qualaiey or (qeaniively ~ therein boing content make wih 4 very Tied ad highly wap eke’ ral, Hey snd Ee Laker Scher are tly abc Wert ety werk ely meted eaasee wrote fen pacts ves; the sate tre of Ebert nd "Heenlerer The ei and fen port post Jbata Beer snerely atx the comment thi te sator rly suceedl Cinedig the Expensoi marar, while quttons ram posters lke Lg Rebiner abound aguin oly othe purpose renercg the charge of astace pam: Signy» got fern Roe ‘Sticke ao inodcd ia Us cnt che though Schl mas ‘ever an Expres but ten abet pac (ie many ory ‘en and pos, Homann Hes and Sten Zweig among the) Expres? He als prefices ot postgres acon by Pith, neapaper als by Lec Rubin, Hiller, td there ofthe vim wre So he dos tg othe ere the ‘eur, the imaginative works which mike + conte impreion fe sl, His teal second-hand rm Be ou ti etre on Fpeesons, thn proces t ne m2 ar fer ery, She nc ago Se as pr ‘Spe the tcl eof the monenet an he egal prenines ving fen at tar, Bu hereby suf: om the metal Frito tt pres oy ong enep ane en tl ees leer pcs Hence the alti cicuse icim me af rpms tendeces snd prot, chy the farmed Son, He rns atone aba pst he Beran co cpa the burn oe apa ay inde the ‘say of ‘Sos in Ess. Ago he anor te mere sbetne ‘Sr of te Esso ree are he sac mete ‘puchin samp ove cae jr by dpi ther The Expesnt manner Bat ve a thi orion fhe ube Sve of the Exreraon rele Be doc ot real do the pos Fe im bern thers anh evidence Pear ren nu sbownestheunny monsmenay” These canbe mid of Nock har a cant ter works ee tear prety OF te ey barges cht ap ithe whee a tai "he press poe he pty bg it he Wek nd laws af chron Eveify be donning i veh xpress ‘btm ter meg poo dig te Grow Wa he pee od (been frame weld ec Laird he oot window hong so cre hem a9 morte awd ‘leading sbi mycing on pert peno-ppston (ya) Teer tht fer the War Wer an thes kin sored ther abomc pcan in sy tome n the cent rerio, ike dopn af non-lece’ bene = ply cuneselnry Imi Bet this dor net vai the ndznnaly revlon Cine spe dg arf i be pit hr he ‘Wer mipit have lope tox rw wo ude! po City ne wy Oye polite who wee ese tng othe Dir end Moree te wt tak of Express prepare ln et in our iain tm, Cho's sous vi the Seomey changes orth Temple Ths eso babe love were totale wal th Todd he mtn tht Expresirion wert {Stoo petal soll ssp Geman pealan hat its plete tu? aims eee mperiisni Ierelyonesd and ited xan watped tha st provides etbok ‘ale of that shen ran ef eacinpan which Lacs inet oral opps ut me hve rear one of th ven ces ‘he aca rate work of Expres, vic tone ae firs ‘eI hlogsernily tthe Z-Joat ad si abe, jth ogten (vn thogh nde the leseshipo inh Mann there wer at et 20 imperait wares). Du hr are tne ob the pin tat the oneal ctu ofthe he pro, withthe snus semi aopte ype which ein tla enigmatic they ere ther, there i be ound fa tre than the ‘USPD isogy”t which Lelie wou! ef eae Expressionism. No doubt thee ematoncutburis were even more labia than enigmatic when they hid o object thenscnes Bato describe tem ate expreion of the film pepe the petyburget i carly aaeuste Tei eben edie Ws composed par of aca images bt arty tm of revlay Famases wich wer eit and etn gute specie. Anyone hn bad ‘arr har cole hardly hve mise the revelatory sera eit ‘er conned, cen i was icine and enn od “despa eosdenble amount ofthe ‘il herige =o what sts thermore ect “asic lamer. Peraset Neo, (rthe comin hat anything produced sine Homer a oct te Sr inci as Hb palm he ge oo nthe ae wane-arde movement toe oro ps jdt on (Given such an std, whe recent arti experiment post oiing cera? They msl be smn cndesne pest the ec of epic erupt, which wight at uses ‘he, bot lee one handel er at The re th hr pear mavens inthe superar ar die rom poses ty uth Tht he ogi fan approach which pts eerie seit Wis Sum ots pe ol Ty ee eve ak ie ae eon comes a a ‘ack tnd white—ct hardly Hyd tie tory, nd event ier the needs of propginds. Ales all fre of opposition othe faling cher which ae not communist eam the owe a Tnped {epee withering casi Thole onl even wheat Loker Ign covnde the case of Express, De opposition a ‘oat nels an iv adheres fl, parted and wrote as veri oe Fac that wit come. the ge of the opal rot tong osu lceand-ie approach sense propre ‘hen crete mccoy ot deta’ A shee rections nd ‘Condemns have the bore in he that ever ince he Pilo= Sool kc tha sends fm Hegel trough Feuerbach to Mara ‘Se tan cad the ours ha big more teach sce ‘ehowlogy and prhap thencuradnsences everyting ee tbs boogie tre tha concen ch conve sch + ola and unpresdeted phenomenon a Expres of beng Pecdocevaationary fm he ery being Was ded oes the Expect to fre a feramnrs ofthe Nave. Stich {ante non Ende mprobsny sd erty clingy upd “igh nded bins 4 cesendo ot of en whic ae wards art somting term only y enemas and sing the in seuence ‘Sothern these ‘caring los. “Baholn, Rhode, Brch- Turd, Nitarche, Chambers, Bauer, Rosenbe On the sim ‘rounds, Lilie cv doubt whether Canoe of ay substance = finer, and all af the eat Impress in tn (ot js ofthe Express) be peas ofthe dco of the Wes In Hey ui keto then bora acy ofeach mass ol Erna in the socimolton of Sabena, mer sbjeely ‘Sine eric demi Dy eomas the Neos emerge a true pats. The lone i tie brig: Foe Zehr incl een Winkel coerpion tansy, wth abl splay an serene pana, declare a boupeckie wich had ty Sintered, he world of 2x So ad more In the fc of such + simpson we nel 1 reid rai ht cheap of Neo-clnsimsotesl the be nt ely oF the German borg bu a af the HalyAllance, th the Nen- ‘lock cluns sd the ater’ menor eee scone of tit eston; tnt Winchelnamss Antguty fal by no mevne without {eu pasy, Tror enough he adtoeonpt arts Se cotie thems to Her and Goethe okie ole Bese inthe highest ‘cooem, mas cn fr Heine aa pot of sation Suture, and2 cation ou of ch with Class ht inhi ey en Heine an Serre Mork, hn ha ivep bn repel y oe of err oven tn ena he Cle sane ey the Romane ick, tl Esra sk esl sh nt iy By eonrat wih the sist cbjete ram nich chrecerind “This ot he acnion ors ead cao of nes crac ‘hat ol thes through sma can do ke for iver all the pblen othe dicots try econ Ue ler) wil mae only one pot. Les hugh tks er ene 3 clot ined ey ha as ned eee by of ‘ai, bt the ais ty hb says hen est in test tm cig cao Geman pcp Whether ‘uch tl cnn iy opt gus i dy then Expesiont expen with Gripe sad ree toe Iw are but an cmp Jr dri are the mre eet enpeinens si momen bet eis of sony, Bat wf La ‘ety cokes, init ite sy" eevee AP Wath conepion of ity ee a mp from Casal syns? Whi atthe elt ab Sacer? Sine Lacs pert ith hor bei ep ay, ‘whe fe cone to exnine Expresinion be rallye ay ‘eng th pr fat sae nyo he wren at ofc Aya which ies pt a Sr cre inrelaton and Sotr Be tow th evry apes ls ‘eer will act of erection He thes eee coperneet i denon vith odio of deradenes ‘Ar spol, eve is nga ge. undue the ca tht he Express ln andeven ceca, denen of be bourgeois clio, Lies resets llcan the ‘copia ey fhe npr trp, wot ling cer cine eianc, acting inden on Osi ts nga Bat inthe i pce tv ery th nt rs ef lon als hin scknwicg that Esgrnionim "relly bot inne componect ofthe antontr movement” Sealy, thse inan ace sense os he sc tease ec oe tsa: ar thet dtl Ink tetvecn wh td zy? Ar ofan, inmatry an ncmpesrsy lay td in every ewe wo be xan bourne? Might thy it Bch agai aes 23 cxualy~ in cnt ih sip an sly ureeiony Slo” be eft ston om he tl moro he ne? OF ie eprops ingot ston? Tis a se wr co ony bred by concrete cain f he we Soke Expressngs mo the ongr a esdece. Sheald they tend hate spred to play dace ate lb ef eapitam? Should Aten sew pe overt of ey te of tbe Nenconct or te apne of Neeley ead of persing i it eflve of Seonon? Zn ve repose he Epes nih saves o sbeebs Aon th two mies pode» lon He ie que nebo Sprecitng the sence of te dei of Nena. He even ISSN creed the srgephenmens HH emezd as thepeclor menage In heel hs joan ml goed toprol hich be nat ge th ass een hh thy wile none ete fs rey sare op. “fovimpornc of Eepesonian soe fond eas whe Ze conden kone the shee ound cde 6 Sieh tele fd er ede Ie oer oral Tie ofthe wok Gece! eaten haan bing and thee ecance thee gue forthe ot asthe exresion poi ‘Trowisncdon tate veal sow overt net ‘aay. deco of ane and hac ely bi be thei sd tape pcetinee neve nt mae del rely ‘hess sing wth Buta ad peor eeunion tnt te bord ct whet ol Ere snd otto mae ‘Sion seers dno tale om mere meats fie peaemeren, Expr var preset, butt 9 iy mere tid ft ting to uo. Ce the eee: At {82 Br Ide proves, vsackl the at ended wines, Thug cou dcr conegondncs in Crna, priive tan even a Bxngee I ying tweed to my salle ier tntote, leu ey reds he Store md Sire Imovoment of the 1770 diced revel models in he Vonary maha eon pean Tped gam ped tt Eh Kae Sra Earhart on eesots ofthe youl and the age Gost = in Wander Stud In Maree te Wit, Poder aod nie Second Part of Post Moreover, C1 untrue thatthe Express wee crtungd fm diary people by thir overcining eens, Apa, te oppose Seek cae The Bl Rider iat the se piting ot Mra in fet they were the Sen open pol’ eet tht ving nue falar Ta the mime way they occ stenton the desing of chiles an pesones on the iturbing wr of the mel sk ad emi ar They eacoverl ‘Nord deste he as A comple carvings be found en pest chai snd ches own to ‘he 180 cons, erpreting atthe rsticpvchie syle aad ening ase st of secret Gothic adeno renter wrth than the Inhuraly eying, eiocrti sye of Egypt and even than Neo- lassen We ned hala ht ‘Nowe decorative at ater ‘erm fom ath} ad hat ther th ere or he len or ‘th which he Exresniss neler ith ything cmon wh Rosenberger caf th Nori, of which cry mt sa origi. Inded hs Noi caving i al of Oneal ness, ‘aps and lisearorsmena’ general were rere Exprsinom, Theis oe farther pn that she mest pata of 1 Por all the pleasure the Expressionist tok in hrtarew hir ‘imae gal was hums; thet hemes wee sos exe haan ‘preione fhe nop the mystery a man. Que pi om ie ftom, thie bone aut even by their cartes and the se of ‘das mei; the word an! war comme feat of Expr Sons pac i thee day oppose, te “beni Beet, ‘oday among the Nai Iwas alo subet abuse ‘Rest may ‘turned up a over the place; anthologies ike Mencia emmcrang (The Deny of Morb) or Kanerdey der Men (Grid of Mankind)” ites aero dau, bat cy Sor proPanit omer An authesaly reolunay, lcd. humans Iontraan ha every reas to reptdive such apd rbtrie; novone ‘ints tha Eprentonin sold len a4 modelo eared 2 precunor.Batneiheris there an jsieion or refurbishing ters tong sce devaled, Evens att movement ot pcan of Block pate Labies 25 thing ity forth ver reon seem seo youngartistan ‘hrehand ccs which cals soit eis ad iis {eed ar uch Seperipose on the architecture, patina wing (the Revolting iin them, The end-product» pint ‘Grn uber ter Baer ort of Widenbroc] Even more fothene cic i dene cular, bor dtd, src, ‘Shemate, Ii alr ssn toot temperment oral ha the pstions ofa eater peril sl si comvoves. Se haps Expresonism i tetrad fer als ight ts have ome ite t? Alet nvelstary the qtion big back the sing pon of oor rlccon. The veaous vies oe hex {day enn So et tac wrt an ewe inthe aire Nord the thee problems pred by Ziegler in the colon of his Irie ted any no ht Zl ako fet i os Host othe he queens “Amtiguty: "Note singly and serene te wel sth igh? "arma eneny amber ne of say aatre tht spies to grea igh ~ do we ace with ‘Re? “Crass to the peopl, popular chance: the fendamenta ‘iter ofp aly greta do we scope thi whos reset?” Tis que ce that even foe reves hse Quinn the eae, tr eects hem a inprpely farmaae, i oe ences men ‘hat tne il arbour neni of Expresiaien thin one. Hie tnd unfit en ed by qoetine mo uly put one noo ‘oid tanking of n= Hr har sendy unrservedy answered the ftstan hind qesions inthe iontn, bot cost pr Bon cade Tat have aside ‘ote impli and serene gnndeu? which invlesa prey stor contepnve uesion sn comtenpiie Aiae towards history, Latur confine ores he questions of “Trt and ‘ones t0 the pape, however ambiguuly they tna hae bore formated the peer concer surely 0 {ovine tht fram a th let of he defo of Expres (etch rat not be cof! with Cbs). Onthe contr, sutere {rime in eget of fom, from peor of expresses dey,ily cue eacaitel signn wis amorphous noes ‘an mae up fe this boweer, by ts eos toh people a fare, That dproves the opinion hel by Zien wh cnc of Wincerann’svew of Ani an the aces tie ‘tas sr af aie eaten: of Nac Low Ir sesh a cure ‘ht ake at hh is ts pop, inthe ad eee, The coomtryman | the 1h century exchanged spied wade for fary.rde ipl cabin, tod, ghia las fr scold pond ‘tous himoel athe igh of hin, But sani the soon wil e mld ine consi thee pened feof captain wah smite egress ofthe people ty an be shown hve ore na very liferet su ome wt which Uy wl np Nevlasist iy hower, by no masor sich sure anor to ‘isch; ne doe contain an sthencaly pop cemen Ri lt ‘ch highbrow ad be portal on wher stand ena ‘oo aia By coma me hve seady ted the Esprit rely i gota popu a, loved snd respected flrs ined, sofa oping was comer tthe fret discover Inparionay, ‘intr rn nations bic hd aly recy aor hc Inde ‘dens, Cisch, Latin ad Yop sts seat 191 fate Expresnism an aprouch that wa iniitly oc tthe own pls teaions than te marty af ether sti yen to sy meting ‘cade, I Expressions a ots rena ncnpchesie he ‘here (oe aby; tik of Gren Dit othe you Bee che ‘my indice» lot fal neon, bt yak mons et the ouerve posses ether the inte grap tpl of pene ‘ndeirmed by eduction, bar he open-minded visions she forthe appreciation o ay en tae Zgletinky the tos ‘neni is deci, then Bxpreminiam ww rel breakthrough ple ar. ic i he abierement ur count thn tb wry nest that every single pase af the pce ecg nelsge asi wa th i pl junk lama ued ogee tothe hore ra of elated peopl. At Be lw lvl Heres sal ‘hoop was oe tothe pple hat anywho wee eles "hear reid have anything de wi monage If Express can ll provoke deat today, or at ny rats yond decay, then flows tht tee mat hae bmn mare tit tha the ology he USPD?, which has now loony rob-atucure eve al, "The Bloch gen nis 27 olen Expesanisn wi cnioue be worth pondering ni At hve ber pede yer etn hx pe var bya apecs far shed meine of ough Bch ed ln eo dra of or cult hoy, rng evething tpl ltr hardly ely o prove the olutons. The ‘eg of Espesnie ha no ye rated bees we hive yet een sted ocasier Pomel by Ret Livngstne