On_Culture (Jul 2022)

Negotiating Sculptures through In_Visibilities: The Case of Anti-Semitic Reliefs in German Churches

  • Sarah-Lea Effert,
  • Charlotte Püttmann

DOI
https://doi.org/10.22029/oc.2022.1278
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13

Abstract

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In this paper, a personal exchange takes place between the authors, whose perspectives are informed by political philosophy and art studies. These are two disciplines heavily involved in the debate over the de_construction of monuments, statues, and sculptures. An example of such a debate is that on the anti-Semitic and so-called Judensau sculpture, which can still be found on the facades of many German churches. Through the lens of in_visibilities, the authors want to look at the different arguments made for the preservation of the sculptures or for their removal: What makes these sculptures in_visible? Why should they be made, or remain, in_visible?

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