Gruppe 33

Gruppe 33 (English: Group 33) was an anti-fascist collective of Swiss artists founded in Basel.

History

“Group 33” was founded on the same day Nazis began burning books en masse, 10 May 1933.[1] It was formed by 15 artists out of a shared political ideology in conjunction with a growing resistance to Nazi influence in the border town of Basel.[2] The members also opposed the dominance of older conservative artists who controlled the Society of Swiss Painters, Sculptors, and Architects (German: Gesellschaft Schweizerischer Maler, Bildhauer und Architekten, or GSMBA).[3]

The collective was mostly made up of artists and architects from many different disciplines, but also included poets, musicians, actors, and writers.[3] Their work was varied in expression as well as medium, incorporating avant-garde, surrealism, constructivism, and New Objectivity.[2]

Over the course of several decades, 38 artists came to be associated with Gruppe 33. It continued to serve as a network emerging expressions and artistic movements. The group was officially dissolved in 1970.[3] In 1983, a retrospective of the group’s work was held at the Kunsthalle Basel.[4]

Founding members

Further members
  • Meret Oppenheim, artist[5]
gollark: I mean, individual animals can't reproduce on their own, except the weird ones which can.
gollark: Just general craziness.
gollark: They also said influenza wasn't contagious, which is especially crazy.
gollark: The protests/riots probably won't help.
gollark: I checked the "koch's postulate" thing the conspiracy people were obsessed with, and apparently it's just an outdated set of criteria which doesn't actually recognize the existence of viruses.

References
  1. Kraft, Martin (1983). "50 Jahre "Gruppe 33"". Die Zeitschrift der Kultur: 72–74.
  2. "ticinARTE - ticinarte.ch". www.ticinarte.ch (in German). Retrieved 2018-05-01.
  3. Christ, Dorothea (1983). "Die Bedeutung der Gruppe 33". Basler Stadtbuch: 31–41.
  4. Halder-Zwez, Annelise (18 July 1983). "In harter Zeit gegen den Strom". Aargauer Tagblatt.
  5. Irene Meier, "Gruppe 33", Editions Galerie zem Specht, 1983, Basel, page 403, ISBN 3856960066.
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