DARWIN. ART AND THE SEARCH FOR ORIGINS

DARWIN. ART AND THE SEARCH FOR ORIGINS
To celebrate the 200th birthday of Charles Darwin in 2009 and the 150th anniversary of the publication of his pivotal work, On the Origin of Species, the SCHIRN is pleased to present the exhibition, Darwin Art and the Search for Origins. Darwins revolutionary book and the subsequent heated debates about origins not only transgressed the boundaries of biological science but also captivated the attention of a broad public. The exhibition is the first to focus on the implications of Darwinism for the fine arts. All of the artists featured in the exhibition shared an interest in the natural sciences and either read texts by Darwin or by those who reacted to him. With approximately 150 paintings, drawings, and lithographs as well as rare documentary material, the exhibition showcases artists such as Martin Johnson Heade, František Kupka, Odilon Redon, George Frederic Watts, Arnold Böcklin, Gabriel von Max, Alfred Kubin, and Max Ernst, and thus spans the period from 1859 to the mid twentieth century. Curator: Dr. Pamela Kort

DARWIN. KUNST UND DIE SUCHE NACH DEN URSPRÜNGEN
Anlässlich des 200. Geburtstags von Charles Darwin im Jahr 2009 und des 150. Jahrestags der Veröffentlichung seines Schlüsselwerks "On the Origin of Species" (Über die Entstehung der Arten) zeigt die Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt die Ausstellung „Darwin. Kunst und die Suche nach den Ursprüngen. Darwins epochales Buch und die folgenden hitzigen Debatten über Ursprungsvorstellungen sprengten nicht nur die Grenzen der biologischen Wissenschaften, sondern drangen auch ins Bewusstsein einer breiten Öffentlichkeit. Die Ausstellung stellt nun erstmals die Auswirkungen des Darwinismus auf die bildende Kunst in den Mittelpunkt. Allen in der Ausstellung präsentierten Künstlern war ein mehr oder weniger starkes Interesse an den Naturwissenschaften gemeinsam; sie lasen Darwins eigene Schriften oder Texte, die sich mit seinen Theorien beschäftigten. Anhand von rund 150 Gemälden, Zeichnungen und Lithographien sowie seltenem Dokumentationsmaterial zeigt die Schirn Künstler wie Frederic Church, Martin Johnson Heade, František Kupka, Odilon Redon, George Frederic Watts, Arnold Böcklin, Gabriel von Max, Alfred Kubin oder Max Ernst und spannt einen zeitlichen Bogen von 1859 bis zur Mitte des 20. Jahrhunderts. Kuratorin: Dr. Pamela Kort

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[rypaz87]

@fagrach that isn't a part of Darwin's theory. Darwin's theory presents a tree wherein no modern species was once another modern species. There are only common ancestors. Humans didn't come from monkeys, and monkeys didn't come from humans.

[fagrach]

darwin never said that the human mutat to monkey...he said that monkeys they were human before....thats his  theorie...

[fagrach]

Darwin never says that the human was monkeys as well that monkeys mutate to human...."he said that the monkeys was human befor"..thats his theorie.

[mindbodyhealer]

Welcome to the renaissance and age of enlightenment of the 21st century, To enter, you need to acknowledge the enlightenment witnessed by the Genius, relative to the abstract art movement of the 20th century, as well as the artists who made a contribution to that evolution of consciouness.

Cheers!!!