A Jewish State in Germany as an Artwork

uploaded by korzac June 15, 2008 at 01:21 pm
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A Jewish State in Germany as an Artwork by korzac

.."Ronen Eidelman built an armoured jeep, commonly used by the Israeli border police (magav). A closer look betrays that it is a two-dimensional model, a fake, similar to the historic buildings of Weimar, which through historical manipulations try to recreate the town as the romantic Disneyland of the East, devoid of its questionable World War II past. Like the touristy postcard perfection of Weimar, the ubiquity of security and control mechanisms works as a façade. Both function as cover-ups for what is really underneath…."..

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Title: A Jewish State in Germany as an Artwork
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Created: Sun, 06/15/2008 - 1:21pm
Modified: Sun, 06/15/2008 - 1:21pm

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