Gustav Klimt and the Nazis: Great Art Cities: Vienna

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In 1937, the Nazis held an exhibition of 650 modern artworks that they had stolen from museums and private collectors. It was part of the Nazi’s culture wars, designed to inflame the public and it was called “The Degenerate Art Exhibition.”
Artists considered degenerate by the Nazis included Paul Klee, Otto Dix, Pablo Picasso, Marc Chagall, and Piet Mondrian, and Egon Schiele.
But surprisingly one artist was missing… Gustav Klimt, who at one time or another had been described as morally questionable, obscene or even pornographic, and was friends with Jewish patrons, intellectuals and artists. So why did the Nazis leave him out of their modern art purge?
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Spanish subtitles by Alma Perdomo
CREDITS
Opening Animation and Title Sequence by Brian Adsit (instagram brian_vfx?... and Behance www.behance.com/badsit88)
Sound Mix by Oscar Sidoff Rydelius (Thank you!)
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BOOKS, CATALOGUES AND ESSAYS
Klimt BY Gilles Beret
Gustav Klimt Complete Paintings by MR Tobias
Gustav Klimt and the Vienna Secessionists by Michael Kerrigan
El beso (los enamorados) de Gustav Klimt. Un ensayo de iconografía, Editorial Lulu.com, 2008
Klimt Schiele Drawings (RA catalogue) - Various
Gustav Klimt, Modernism in the making (National Gallery of Canada Catalogue) - Various
"Heil the Hero Klimt: Gustav Klimt and the Nazi Aesthetic in Vienna" - Laura Morowitz, professor of visual arts at New York’s Wagner College, in her 2016 paper, published in Oxford Art Journal.
Hitler and the Power of Aesthetics by Frederic Spotts
MUSIC
Mahler's Symphony No.2 in c minor
Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125
Beethoven's Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21
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@whyamilikethis1998

I really appreciate that creators like James are democratising art history and our learning about it - thank you for making this beautiful art more accessible to us all 😃

@Michelle_Wellbeck

Ironic that Klimt's use of nudity is still controversial and censored today

@Alexis_-_

To please many is dangerous! Our art is now being censored by an algorithm designed to sell ads to the masses. Their objections to the original cut of this video are ridiculous, and the irony with this video in particular is devastating.

@brd4998

Censorship of great art and your informative videos is idiotic. Never change, your video style and structure aids in widening my perspective and interpretations of all art and artists!!

@chinesecabbagefarmer

Really hoping this one doesn't get censored...thanks for the upload, James!

@andrepaulo2692

One of the best Klimt analysis I have ever seen, specially for the dynamism of presentation, and this are hard topics.

@alexanderkarayannis6425

I have had the pleasure of admiring Gustav Klimt's paintings up close on several trips to the wonderful city of Vienna and consider myself a big fan of his work...Thank you for this excellent summing up of who he was artistically, regardless of how he has been perceived by various groups or individuals throughout his own life and thereafter...

@Jonseyonsey

How fascinating it is that the provocative nature of Klimt's work was apparent then, and still persists today in the very videos that discuss it.

@heatherrobertson6110

Thank goodness KZfaq has saved us from the sheer horror of unexpurgated classic art!

@donnamuller6460

I live in PA and have been to Vienna 15 times to visit works by Klimt, plus his grave, his last studio, and a castle in Romania where he painted huge realistic full-length portraits going down a grand staircase early in his career. His muse was Emilie Fluge, a couture fashion designer, and I always visit her atelier, and sometimes attersee, the lake in central Austria where Klimt spent summers with Emilie, relaxing, boating, ang painting trees and water. I enjoyed your video and downloaded it. You’ve given me a new angle to study.

@lilybleue8888

Beauty..is above the political manipulation or propaganda. I am so happy that Klimt genius was saved and cherished by serendipity. Your work, too, should be above the scrutiny of censorship because it is beautiful and valuable to humanity. Thank you as always.

@isacj81

These videos make my day 101% better! I feel like I'm adding another dimension to my knowledge of the world, as if I'm seeing it form an different perspective: an artist's one. I'm very grateful for knowing your channel. Thanks so much for this!

@dmnddog7417

I was not familiar with Gustav Klimt until I saw some of his paintings in exhibition, and then he became one of my favorite artists. Thank you for this video. As a side note, it's always heart-breaking to hear/see what the Nazis did with countless works they stole. The scene of the soldiers setting fire to all the canvasses is just disturbing.

@Rugras.

Somewhat ironic that youtube was not a fan of the original video.

@Aiglee

This is one of my favourite videos you have made so far. I'm so sorry you had to upload it again. This is my fifth time watching it and I would do it as many times as needed! This is honestly the best channel KZfaq has

@rhythmythicles

I sincerely hope KZfaq sees how thoughtful, inspiring, AND edifying this channel is instead of obsessing and overreacting to minutia. These videos are a public service IMHO, and are well worth multiple viewings! Just like the arts they celebrate!

@Lunch_Meat

Glad I could rewatch this one, censored as it is, as its one of my favorites of yours. The nazi's degenerate art show is one of my favorite stories from art history since it has so much relevance to today. I want to say that THIS video out of all of them would get censored is ironic, but i think we both just know its more a case of history repeating, or getting close to it.