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Explore the interconnected networks of Austrian artists and German patrons in early twentieth-century Berlin through this 45-minute academic lecture. Examine how expressionist artist Oskar Kokoschka and illustrator Julius Klinger transformed their careers during their Berlin residency around 1910, focusing on the crucial relationship between art and media in advancing modernist movements. Discover how these artists, along with other Viennese and Central European migrants between 1900-1933, reworked their creative ideas to contribute to Berlin's modernist culture. Analyze how Kokoschka and Klinger converted their "outsider" status into sought-after artistic language, while considering the influence of ethnic and sexual identifications on their work and the role of networks in maintaining artistic charisma. Investigate the cultural transfers between Vienna and Berlin over three decades and assess whether a distinct Viennese School emerged in the German capital as a result of these artistic migrations and collaborations.
