The most striking effect of the exhibition is the tone of despair and cynicism which seems to be the direct expression of the collapse of certainties.
Prostitute and War Wounded (detail), 1923, by Otto Dix.
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The Mad Square
The Mad Square, at the Art Gallery of NSW, demonstrates the near collapse of civilised life under the stress of war and military defeat in Germany after World War I.
A photomontage of Adolf Hitler shown with a spine of gold coins juxtaposes the pronouncements of Nazi propaganda with the misery of widespread poverty.
Adolf the Superman (detail), 1932, by John Heartfield 1932.
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The Mad Square (detail), 1931, by Felix Nussbaum.
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Apocalyptic Landscape (detail), 1913, by Ludwig Meidner 1913.
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Metropolis (detail), 1926, by Graul Werner 1926.
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Memorial for Karl Liebknecht (detail), 1919-20, by Kathe Kollwitz.
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Imaginary Bridge (detail), 1926, by Hannah Hoch.
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Blue Angel (detail), 1930, by Josef von Sternberg 1930.
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Sleepers of Fort Vaux (detail), 1924, by Otto Dix 1924.
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Cup and Saucer, 1921, by Wassily Kandinsky.
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Hedwig Schrimpf (detail), 1922, by George Schrimpf 1922.
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Secretary at West German Radio in Cologne (detail), 1931, by August Sander.
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