Exhibition - Josephine Baker in the Neue Nationalgalerie
Dancer, singer and actress Josephine Baker in an impressive audiovisual essay
"Josephine Baker: Icon in Motion" until Wednesday, May 1, 2024 (GERMAN)
Berlin. New National Gallery - Berlin-Tiergarten. The exhibition in the Neue Nationalgalerie shows the dancer, singer and actress Josephine Baker (Freda Josephine McDonald was born in 1906 in St. Louis, Missouri and died on April 12, 1975 in Paris) in an audiovisual essay that runs until May 1st is dedicated to all its facets. An icon of her time who not only shaped her very own dance style, but also celebrated her own intense radiance on the screen. Films, sound recordings and impressive photographic material allow you to relive the artistic achievements of this icon of film history.
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| SZ-Zepelin - Photo: Helga Waess (press archive) |
Josephine Baker has inspired the art scene since the 1920s
The exhibition in the Neue Nationalgalerie shows Josephine Baker sensual, dramatic and always full of humor. Her self-staging did not fail to have an artistic impact and was one of her strategies for success. Born in America, Baker also performed in Paris in the 1920s. In 1937 she took French citizenship.
Josephine Baker enchanted her audience as a superstar
The exhibition looks at the cinema as a medium that suddenly made a face internationally famous and expands on their artistic development right up to the revue star.
Josephine Baker was the first African-American woman to play a leading role in a film and impressed with her authenticity.
The exhibition “Josephine Baker. Icon in Motion” in the Neue Nationalgalerie in Berlin
The exhibition was created especially for Berlin by Klaus Biesenbach, director of the Neue Nationalgalerie, by Terri Francis, professor of film art at the University of Miami, and by Mona Horncastle, curator of the exhibition “Josephine Baker. Freedom – Equality – Humanity” in the Bundeskunsthalle in Bonn.
In Mies van der Rohe's museum building, this complex presentation of a star of film history becomes a fine art viewing experience.
“Installation Views: Josephine Baker - Icon in Motion”
Duration: Wed, May 1, 2024
Location: Berlin - New National Gallery
Potsdamer Straße 50, 10785 Berlin-Tiergarten
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| Brandenburg Gate, Berlin, photo: Andreas Waess (cover art - culture - blog) |
