Gustav Klimt and the Nazis: Great Art Cities: Vienna

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8 ай бұрын

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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
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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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@GreatArtExplained 8 ай бұрын

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@alveolate 8 ай бұрын

wait, didn't i watch this already...

@andreajuvik154 6 ай бұрын

Would love for you to do a take on Isaac Grunewald and Sigrid Hjertén! Really enjoy your videos!

@pioneercynthia1 4 ай бұрын

Did you see the recent news about the "lost for over a century" Klimt work entitled "Portrait of Fräuline Lieser"?

@Michelle_Wellbeck 8 ай бұрын

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

@GreatArtExplained 8 ай бұрын

Isn’t it?

@HunterHogan 8 ай бұрын

It's like rain on your wedding day. Yeah, I really do think.

@men_del12 8 ай бұрын

The debate over nudity vs pornography; conform vs sincere; & apropriation vs radicalism were, is, & will always be like that. At least we talk more about the guy.

@jessielee1803 8 ай бұрын

He fetishized women's body and had a patriarchal mind. He might be a good painter but he was and still is controversial.

@ShipReK66 8 ай бұрын

i blame the christians

@whyamilikethis1998 8 ай бұрын

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 😃

@chinesecabbagefarmer 8 ай бұрын

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

@GreatArtExplained 8 ай бұрын

This is the recut version. Thanks

@chinesecabbagefarmer 8 ай бұрын

@@GreatArtExplained Oops, I am dumb! Thank you for the reupload

@kathyjohnson2043 8 ай бұрын

@@GreatArtExplainedwell done edit but too bad you had to do it.

@lilianmandapat 8 ай бұрын

Dik

@Alexis_-_ 8 ай бұрын

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 8 ай бұрын

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!!

@heatherrobertson6110 8 ай бұрын

Thank goodness KZfaq has saved us from the sheer horror of unexpurgated classic art! Seriously, though, at least the re-upload has given me a prompt to rewatch one of my favourites of your videos. Just as enjoyable the second time round!

@GreatArtExplained 8 ай бұрын

Well said!

@2failepic 8 ай бұрын

Why did you have to repupload this video?@@GreatArtExplained

@GreatArtExplained 8 ай бұрын

@@2failepic because it showed female genitalia (albeit in a 150 year old painting).

@sergiovieira1053 8 ай бұрын

@@GreatArtExplained I was also about to ask this, as if guessing the answer in my mind... What sinister times we are going through! How is it possible to censor an excellent Art History class like this, the best approach to Klimt I've ever seen, when they allow swarms of disinformation channels to proliferate and promote alienating content from mediocre influencers?

@donnamuller6460 8 ай бұрын

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.

@GreatArtExplained 8 ай бұрын

That’s such a compliment thanks 🙏

@andrepaulo2692 8 ай бұрын

One of the best Klimt analysis I have ever seen, specially for the dynamism of presentation, and this are hard topics. It’s important to support such high quality channels when they are attacked by censorship. Already looking forward to the next video!

@GreatArtExplained 8 ай бұрын

Thank you 🙏

@Jonseyonsey 8 ай бұрын

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.

@alexanderkarayannis6425 8 ай бұрын

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...

@GreatArtExplained 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for the comment! 🙏

@alexanderkarayannis6425 8 ай бұрын

@@GreatArtExplainedIt's my pleasure, as I happen to be a great admirer of your work and your channel, as well...Do keep up the good work!...

@joellahrman4557 8 ай бұрын

Vienna is indeed very heavily centered around Mozart, Klimt, and Schiele, as well as the famous Staatsoper. It's refreshing. The buskers sing opera and play classical music. The opera is the main social activity. Art is also at the heart of the city, especially Klimt.

@alexanderkarayannis6425 8 ай бұрын

@@joellahrman4557 My favourite city in Europe...for all the things you mention and a thousand more...✌️👍👍👍

@joellahrman4557 8 ай бұрын

@@alexanderkarayannis6425 I cannot claim to be someone who loves or understands art (I subscribe to this channel because the explanations help increase my meager appreciation of art), but Vienna is worthwhile for everyone to visit. It is impressive to see a modern city so truly grounded in classical music and art.

@Aiglee 8 ай бұрын

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

@GreatArtExplained 8 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching again!

@dmnddog7417 8 ай бұрын

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.

@isacj81 8 ай бұрын

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!

@GreatArtExplained 8 ай бұрын

You're so welcome!

@lilybleue8888 8 ай бұрын

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.

@Lunch_Meat 8 ай бұрын

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.

@Rugras. 8 ай бұрын

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

@GreatArtExplained 8 ай бұрын

Isn’t it?

@rhythmythicles 8 ай бұрын

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!

@ericsurek1964 8 ай бұрын

An attack on culture by KZfaq. I'm here for the rewatch. Thanks for everything, amazing channel. Keep going💪🏻

@tropicalocal 8 ай бұрын

thanks for re-uploading this, James!

@GreatArtExplained 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching 🙏

@tropicalocal 8 ай бұрын

@@GreatArtExplained just keep ‘em coming!

@babyblouie4761 8 ай бұрын

God KZfaq really hates culture huh 🤡 thank you for all you do fr this must be a nightmare to deal with. This one of of my favorite videos from you

@Peggycool26 8 ай бұрын

Liking and commenting for the algorithm. Thank for you work!

@GreatArtExplained 8 ай бұрын

Much appreciated!

@tobiascook0217 8 ай бұрын

Glad to help with a re-watch to support your great work! I enjoyed it as much as the first time.

@GreatArtExplained 8 ай бұрын

Thank you 🙏

@Vovvilina 8 ай бұрын

Thank you for reposting this after editing out pubic-area nudity that should not have resulted in KZfaq taking down the original. I will share this far and wide to show appreciation for your time and energy spent on this endeavor.

@thaisgregorio2734 8 ай бұрын

Rewatching this video to support your channel!

@GreatArtExplained 8 ай бұрын

Thanks 🙏

@sunnymon1436 8 ай бұрын

15:42 somewhat ironic to censor that painting.

@godslain9941 8 ай бұрын

Straight to the point, accurate and never banal. Great work as always!

@GreatArtExplained 8 ай бұрын

Thanks so much 🙏

@followthatstargirl824 8 ай бұрын

Rewatching & re-liking. Kudos, James 😎

@GreatArtExplained 8 ай бұрын

Thanks so much 🙏

@followthatstargirl824 8 ай бұрын

@@GreatArtExplained Keep the fire burning! 🔥 Well wishes from Manila! 😊

@thecanopybookclub8752 8 ай бұрын

Clicking liking commenting, come on, gotta trigger that algorithm. I've already watched the video and it was so interesting. I hope you are not discouraged

@GreatArtExplained 8 ай бұрын

I was at first but followers of this channel are so supportive that I’m just moving on - thanks 🙏

@bestwesterner 8 ай бұрын

Thank you for making such engaging and well-produced videos on art history. The videos themselves are works of art.

@GreatArtExplained 8 ай бұрын

Wow, thank you!

@Homme927 8 ай бұрын

Loved your first upload. Here to give this its views ❤

@GreatArtExplained 8 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

@zazuzazz5419 8 ай бұрын

James, your are an excellent arts educator of the highest caliber. I trust your presentations to always promote and promulgate arts information - significantly without any hint of cheesy hidden agenda or false ego puffery. I will ALWAYS watch your videos many many times over. Keep it coming. ❤️‍🔥🎨❤️‍🔥

@GreatArtExplained 8 ай бұрын

So kind - thank you 🙏

@MarkLiversedge 8 ай бұрын

Rewatched for numbers, but still enjoyed it the second time :)

@GreatArtExplained 8 ай бұрын

Thank so much! 🙏

@alexliberti9679 8 ай бұрын

I love this video so much. Let’s hope it’s doesn’t get taken down again

@vorpalpoet 8 ай бұрын

Happy to rewatch one of my favorite videos of yours, and to leave a comment while I'm at it.

@annp322 8 ай бұрын

I found your channel because KZfaq suggested the first version of this video to me. I’m a subscriber now.

@sc5734 8 ай бұрын

Hopefully the recut stays up - its a great video!!

@GreatArtExplained 8 ай бұрын

I hope so too!

@TSMOWRU 8 ай бұрын

Great work as usual! Thanks a lot from Russia, Moscow! ❤❤❤💝❤

@linson2010 8 ай бұрын

Watching to get the views back up to what they should be before the censoring. Thanks for the great work and content!

@GreatArtExplained 8 ай бұрын

Much appreciated

@berolinastrassmann 8 ай бұрын

I enjoyed re-watching this video. It is always such a pleasure to see more of Klimt's work. So sorry to know You Tube has such a limited appreciation of art, to demand a re-editing. Thanks for your persistence, James!

@coraliesturn3672 8 ай бұрын

If only we could put several « likes » ! Thank you for the quality of your content :)

@GreatArtExplained 8 ай бұрын

So nice of you

@kleerude 8 ай бұрын

Such a fascinating topic! I didn’t get a chance to watch the uncensored video, but I’m so glad you re-uploaded.

@zapphiere 8 ай бұрын

KZfaq censoring this video only helps to further prove the point

@mayko424 8 ай бұрын

I attended the Secession gallery when I was in Vienna because of this video ❤

@SH-fi8sn 8 ай бұрын

Each video of yours inspires awe and joy in me. Thank you for deepening my love of art!

@GreatArtExplained 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching 🙏

@nBasedAce 8 ай бұрын

Imagine that this video gets age restricted because some employee misread Klimt.

@GreatArtExplained 8 ай бұрын

Nothing would surprise me 😂

@RFL1976 8 ай бұрын

I very much apricate the way the ad read was done, it wasn't intrusive to the content and was after the presentation, despite being a proud adblocker i sat and watched without hating it or skipping)

@GreatArtExplained 8 ай бұрын

I appreciate that comment - I get far fewer offers of sponsorship because I insist on the ad being after the video. It will stay that way. Thanks 🙏

@katkalocova 8 ай бұрын

I can't quite put into words what watching your videos does to my mind, but it offers me such glorious escape from reality and transports me to a world of beauty, creativity and imagination. Thank you, it's always a treat.

@thepharaohemmvee4995 8 ай бұрын

One of my favorite artists, I have no problem watching this again!

@GreatArtExplained 8 ай бұрын

Thank you 🙏

@Palmieres 8 ай бұрын

Rewatching this because KZfaq is going a little bonkers with the censorship... but also because your work is great.

@cristinedean1015 8 ай бұрын

Glad you reposted this! Hopefully these annoying censorship’s don’t happen again. Great work as always

@GreatArtExplained 8 ай бұрын

I hope so too

@JoelEZ1 8 ай бұрын

Excellent work. Thank you for sharing (again).

@GreatArtExplained 8 ай бұрын

My pleasure!

@arcadia-art 8 ай бұрын

Thank you very much! Klimt has fascinated me since I was a child.

@_quique72 8 ай бұрын

Your videos are worth watching over and over again. 👏

@danielbartons1982 8 ай бұрын

Great video!

@GreatArtExplained 8 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

@danielpadron7877 8 ай бұрын

Here on the rewatch 👍🏼

@pabsmgm 8 ай бұрын

Your work is fantastic. Can’t thank you enough all I have learnt from your videos, I truly appreciate it.

@Abi_81 8 ай бұрын

Let's do this...again! 😊

@GreatArtExplained 8 ай бұрын

Ha! Here we go... again.

@yc__ 8 ай бұрын

Do what again? Open special exhibitions to show degenerate art? 😂

@feildpres 8 ай бұрын

I'm doing my part Just a good the second time through! I love this channel so much!

@thomasdequincey5811 8 ай бұрын

Loved the "fig leaf" you used. It made me laugh.

@pjcatalano9262 8 ай бұрын

Great video!!!!! Always awesome to watch James talk about art

@suecox2308 8 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for an excellent presentation. (I'm sorry the original version was censored by KZfaq, proving that we haven't come as far in the understanding of art as we might wish.)

@GreatArtExplained 8 ай бұрын

Thanks again!

@andohlea 8 ай бұрын

I’ll watch this again no worries…will also share with even more people. What an idiotic move by KZfaq…❤you work!

@GreatArtExplained 8 ай бұрын

Thanks 🙏

@Romalvx 8 ай бұрын

Thank you James. We all appreciate your culture, the quality of your commentaries and the patience to gather all in such extraordinary video.

@dablonz6852 8 ай бұрын

Nobody that I've yet found on KZfaq holds a candle to this channel on Art History. Consistently amazing. Thank you.

@kristiyaniliev4002 8 ай бұрын

Ok, let's all help with another view!

@GreatArtExplained 8 ай бұрын

Thanks 🙏

@The_Wanderer_And_His_Shadow 2 ай бұрын

The quality of your videos is unquestionable. What I would like to add is, that you have perfect voice for narration as well. I would love to listen to an audiobook about art or an artist narrated by you. :)

@albancadu8671 8 ай бұрын

Great video! Quite moving towards the end.

@ariadneschild8460 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for this. Klimt really could draw the human body, i find his works absolutely beautiful.

@talpark8796 8 ай бұрын

tyvm for another upload. as always, well worth the wait.

@geoffreyyoung8693 8 ай бұрын

👏 bravo 👏 bravo 👏 Thank you James and Joanne

@sampmas 7 ай бұрын

The best video you have put out, on a very important topic. I'm glad you listened to the suggestion to do Klimt's University works.

@tmp1111 7 ай бұрын

This was so outstandingly informative and brilliantly done. Thank you

@aw2031zap 6 ай бұрын

These videos are works of art. In the US, we do not do enough art education outside of university. There is an underappreciation for art in our culture and education like this is sorely needed, especially when it is contextualized with retrograde gov'ts and history.

@hansspiegl8684 8 ай бұрын

Thank you for this wonderful video! Even as a Viennese I did not know all the details - very helpful and importand video!

@MartijnPennings 8 ай бұрын

I usually don't comment on videos, but it seems to help creators, no matter what the comment is. So to try and boost this re-upload, here's a rewatch, comment and a thumbs up.

@venice9438 8 ай бұрын

Really excellent video, as always, thank you!

@portalrene2485 8 ай бұрын

Bravo James and Joanne! I first saw Klint back in the 1980s at the MOMA in NYC. Despite being completely ignorant in Art terms I was immediately caught by the Sessecion Movement.

@cy9469 8 ай бұрын

James, you are so precious for people who enjoy and are trying to learn about art. I can't say thank you enough. I wish all the best things would happen to you.❤❤❤

@puppetman1086 8 ай бұрын

Here to request Käthe Kollwitz. Your videos are beautifully informative and generally unmatched on art history KZfaq.

@pauldownes6650 8 ай бұрын

Great video. I am off to Vienna next month and hope to see many of these paintings in person. It will be awesome with the background that James has so interestingly presented.

@siobhanyoung4196 8 ай бұрын

Keep the Great work up James!

@ankitasingh1492 8 ай бұрын

What an insightful video! Thank you for your great work James.

@GreatArtExplained 8 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@crescentmoondesigns7515 5 ай бұрын

I am back again to be amazed 😊 Your work is amazing great job ❤

@lilpixie25 8 ай бұрын

Gorgeous colors in Klimt's works, such beautifully flowing lines! It's tragic that so many pieces were lost in Vienna and much of Europe during WWII, such a treasure trove of pieces we'll never get back. Thank you for the video, James, beautifully eloquent as always, and pointgnant in a world where we see missinformation and appropriation as a means to garnering support for violent ignorance and totalitarian tendencies.

@cka42 7 ай бұрын

I have no words...except Magnificent!

@gemmafox234 8 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for such amazing art films this one of my favourites

@zhenyamediocris4373 7 ай бұрын

WOOOW, James your videos just turn the world upside down for me all the time. You help drastically to understand art deeper

@lejea2 8 ай бұрын

Admittedly, I've never been very interested in art however, watching these videos has given rise to a curiosity in me to learn more and to seek out museums and galleries when I can. Thank you for the work you do.

@travelorchidslondon 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for such an interesting work

@sultana2024 7 ай бұрын

Using this for my TOK essay, very informative , brief and straightforward

@kimhaas7586 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for this.

@TheCelestialhealer 8 ай бұрын

Fascinating Klimt . Thank you for the video🙏🏼

@Dr_Mel 8 ай бұрын

Thank you, James.

@annabrill4512 7 ай бұрын

really glad i stumbled across your channel. I would love to see a video about Otto Dix you mentioned in this one. He was a honor citizen of my home town where he died and I would be delighted to learn more about him

@ioanaturcan356 4 ай бұрын

absolutely amazing ! thank you for this video !

@sinanceylan 8 ай бұрын

Another well executed video essay. Thank you GAE.

@LiquidShivaz 8 ай бұрын

Thank you for your amazing educating videos. Anything nazi related is a hard watch tbh, but Klimt is one of my favourites ❤

@donnadees1971 8 ай бұрын

Realizing I would never have been able to see these lovely pieces. Thank you.

@bossladyjem 8 ай бұрын

Rewatching, this is a gorgeous video, so informative! Sorry you had to upload again to meet these absurd censorship standards

@jshurvell 8 ай бұрын

It wasn't just uploading again either. James had to spend hours recutting and then redoing the subtitles. It's maddening and ridiculous. thanks for watching again!