The Last Expression project
February 12, 2001 7:26 AM Subscribe
The Last Expression project is a forum to explore the roles, functions, meanings and making of art in the Nazi concentration camps of World War II, focusing on the notorious site of Auschwitz-Birkenau. ... It is neither widely recognized in the realm of Holocaust history, nor in the discipline of art history, that concentration camp prisoners -- victims of the Nazis -- produced works of art during their incarceration. [from the Introduction.]
It's also not widely known that the camps were originally designed as re-education camps for political dissidents, and many thousands of Germans spent 3 or 6 months there until they were released after being brainwashed. I read a fascinating book on it recently, Soldiers of Evil.
posted by Http://Leviathan.weblogs.com at 9:48 PM on February 16, 2001
posted by Http://Leviathan.weblogs.com at 9:48 PM on February 16, 2001
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The odd thing about the jazz group is that jazz outside the camp was considered decadent and not allowed by the nazis but it was admired and performed at the camp.
posted by Postroad at 3:08 PM on February 12, 2001