Description - Berlin Metropolis by Emily D. Bilski
Between 1890 and 1918 the city of Berlin evolved into a commercial and industrial hub that also became a centre for radical ideas in the visual, performing and literary arts. Jews were key leaders in developing this cosmopolitan culture. This text documents the ways that Jewish artists and entrepreneurs participated in this burst of creativity and promoted the emergence of modernism on the international scene. The book and the exhibition at The Jewish Museum highlight leading cultural figures such as Max Liebermann, a founder of the Berlin Secession, and Herwarth Walden, who founded "Der Sturm"; artists such as Ludwig Meidner and Jakob Steinhardt; poineers of cabaret, theatre, and film, including Max Reinhardt and Ernst Lubitsch; art dealers, publishers, and writers; and leading intellectual and political figures such as Martin Buber and Georg Simmel. These and other individuals are represented by more than 200 diverse objects: paintings, sculpture, drawings, prints, books, letters, posters, graphic arts, theatre memorabilia, and film.
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