Art Insights: The Intersection of Art and Film

Witness how a generation of avant-garde artists and filmmakers transformed the uncertainty and trauma of post-World War I Germany into revolutionary work that continues to shape art and cinema today. Drawing on their expertise in German art, experimental cinema, and visual culture, scholars Dr. Peter Chametzky and Dr. Susan Felleman, in conversation with Dr. Catherine Walworth, AMFA’s Jackye and Curtis Finch, Jr. Curator of Drawings, deepen our understanding of "The Age of Anxiety: German Expressionism in Art and Film." Through paintings, prints, sculpture, and film, they examine how artists used striking lines, bold colors, and distorted forms to create emotionally charged works that reflect the human condition and critique the social conditions of their time. SPONSORS Art Insights: The Intersection of Art and Film is supported in part by Art Bridges. "The Age of Anxiety: German Expressionism in Art and Film" is in cooperation with the Institute for Cultural Exchange and the Friedrich