Art Speaks: (Re)Framing Weimar’s New Woman and Modern Life in the Metropolis

With Cait Lore, Cinema St. Louis film educator and festival programmer, and film instructor at Webster University

This talk examines the related development of urban modernity and the German “New Woman” through the intersections of fine arts, early film, and the changing social landscape of Weimar Germany. In exploring the works of artists such as Max Beckmann (Valentine Tessier, 1929–1930) and filmmakers like Joseph von Sternberg (The Blue Angel, 1930), Lore will discuss Modernism as it relates to the Weimar Republic, its crisis of national identities, and the so-called feminization of its culture.

This virtual program will take place via Zoom and will include opportunities for participants to ask questions with the Q&A feature. Attendees’ mics and cameras will not be activated. This event will have automated closed captions.

Attendees must register to receive the Zoom link. Capacity for the live program is limited.

A closed-captioned recording of the program will become available on the Museum’s YouTube channel and website in the weeks following.