In his new series Hundert, Ruprecht von Kauffman responds to the work of Otto Dix, drawing haunting parallels between Dix’s world and our own.
In his series Hundert (Hundred), Ruprecht von Kaufmann explores the themes and aesthetic language of the German modernist master Otto Dix through more than thirty paintings, many of them executed at a large scale and across a wide range of approaches. Richly illustrated with detailed reproductions and installation views and accompanied by accessible, incisive texts, this book invites readers on an inspiring journey through the twenties of two different centuries.
Von Kauffman interweaves present-day social and political concerns with those of the Weimar Republic, as viewed from the historical distance of a hundred years. The parallels are numerous—and often unsettling. From dissatisfaction with the political system and economic crises to the persecution of dissenting voices, von Kaufmann draws striking visual comparisons that draw attention to the profound upheavals of our own time.
