Nazi Law by John J. Michalczyk

Author:John J. Michalczyk
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Bloomsbury UK

The Nazis destroyed art for self-promotion

In addition to creating propagandistic works, the Nazis destroyed art in violent acts of self-promotion. The Nazis targeted artworks like criminals. They assembled art that did not reflect their sensibilities, and labeled it “degenerate.” As a failed artist, Hitler had a clear agenda for art; he hated modern art, and under his command, anything modern or abstract was considered “un-Germanic” and deemed “degenerate.” This degenerate art was seized, displayed as lacking merit, or destroyed by fire.5 Destruction of cultural objects is potent propaganda because it instills fear.6 As destruction degrades enemies and suppresses opposition, the objects themselves become symbols of the ways in which a perceived enemy can, and will, be destroyed. The objects come to symbolize the irrelevance of the past or the weakness of an enemy.7

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