 | As some parts of Europe weren't in touch with the West, where abstraction literally destroyed the figurative art, in Western Europe and especially in the US, many East-European artists continued this tradition, finding and developping new ideas and techniques. |
In 1989, after the long-awaited fall of the Berlin Wall, a group of artists from the former East Germany began studying figurative paintings at the Leipzig Art Academy. Starting from the well established Social Realism, Tilo Baumgärtel, Tim Eitel, Martin Kobe, Neo Rauch, Christoph Ruckhaberle, David Schnell, and Matthias Weischer succedeed in creating a new school that mixed Surrealist elements with Modernism and narations. The Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art will soon open an exhibition reuniting the best of this "school"'s creations, from the first time presented in the US, drawn from the impressive Rubbel Family Collection.
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2007-10-17
