German Society for Christian Art
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The German Society for Christian Art (German - Deutsche Gesellschaft für christliche Kunst or DG) is a "supra-regional, not-for-profit and independent cultural institution"[1] based in Munich.
History
In 1885, the sculptor
In the debate between Modernism and Ultramontanism, it generally sided with the latter. In addition to artists, many bishops and members of the nobility joined. By 1912, the organization had 6,000 members.The DG published annual folders with reproductions and reviews of the works of its members, held competitions and took part in exhibitions.
In 1900, Busch created his own "German Society for Christian Art", and published a magazine. This resulted in a rigorous debate about commercialism, which made the DG more closely aligned with the
After
In its gallery at Finkenstraße 4 on Wittelsbacherplatz in Munich[2] it holds thematic retrospectives of contemporary artists. Since 1979 it has awarded the Gebhard Fugel Art Prize .
References
Further reading
- Gerhard Streicher: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Christliche Kunst: seit wann, wieso, wozu, heute? Prolegomena zur Bestimmung ihres spezifischen Gewichts. In: Das Münster 31, 1978, S. 265–268.
- Bernd Feiler: Die Deutsche Gesellschaft für christliche Kunst. In: Ders., Der Blaue Reiter und der Erzbischof (PDF; 11,1 MB). Religiöse Tendenzen, christlicher Glaube und kirchliches Bekenntnis in der Malerei Münchens von 1911 bis 1925. Dissertation, München 2002, S. 51–69.