Andreas Hofer. Andy Hope 1930 at the Freud

25.02.2010 - 20.05.2010

Freud Museum, London / United Kingdom

The Berlin-based artist Andreas Hofer (b.1963) has created a new series of works for Sigmund Freud’s house that includes paintings, collages, sculptures and site-specific installations. The exhibition’s title relates to the name and date Hofer often signs his work. The name is a kind of alter-ego, while 1930 is a significant date since it was during the major economic and political crises in twentieth century Europe and marked a shift in the history of modern art with its avant-garde movements. Meanwhile in Germany the Nazi party was gaining power and becoming more threatening.... That same year Sigmund Freud was living in Vienna, and wrote the book, ‘Civilization and Its Discontents’. This argues that violence is inherent in human nature, what Freud calls "the inclination toward aggression". After Hitler invaded Austria, Freud and his family, who were Jewish, witnessed violent anti-Semitism and eventually fled to London in 1938.

[Quelle: http://www.freud.org.uk/]