Talking about magical realism today, we typically think of the literary genre. Yet when Franz Roh coined the term, he was referring to a tendency in German visual art in the years before the rise of fascism. What marked a major departure from Expressionism and abstraction has seen a renaissance in the New Magical Realism pioneered by Simone Haack since the turn of the millennium, now framed by a comparable geopolitical situation. The influence of Giorgio de Chirico and his pittura metafisica is unmistakable in Haack, as are those of the New Objectivity, Kafkaesque painting, and the metaphysical dimension of Surrealism. One of the most eminent artists of our time.
Sebastian C. Strenger
Simone Haack NEUER MAGISCHER REALISMUS NEW MAGICAL REALISM NOUVEAU RÉALISME MAGIQUE Sebastian C. Strenger Kunsthalle Dessau DCV Dr. Cantz'sche Verlagsgesellschaft Kunst Zeitgenössische Kunst Malerei Bildende Kunst Surrealismus Giorgio de Chirico Neue Sachlichkeit