Memes gegen rechts

Under the title "Memes gegen rechts – wie aktuell sind John Heartfields Schlagbilder? ("Memes against the right – how topical are John Heartfield's headlines?") discuss:

• Professor Benjamin-Immanuel Hoff, Minister for Culture, Federal and European Affairs and Head of the State Chancellery of the Free State of Thuringia and Commissioner of the State Government for the Promotion of Jewish Life and the Fight against Anti-Semitism,
• Mirjam Kruppa, Commissioner for Integration, Migration and Refugees of the Thuringian State Government, and
• Professor Christiane Kuller, Professor of Contemporary History and History Didactics at the University of Erfurt.

Michael Tallai, Managing Director of Funke Medien Thüringen, will introduce the evening. Professor Patrick Rössler, communication scientist at the University of Erfurt, will moderate the panel discussion, which is being organised in cooperation with the Thuringian State Agency for Civic Education. Admission is free of charge.

The exhibition "33 Geistesblitze. Antifaschistische Fotomontagen von John Heartfield, 2024 neu gelesen" at the Kunsthalle Erfurt presents 33 photomontages by John Heartfield, with which he fought against the rise of fascism from 1930 onwards. These are accompanied by current commentaries and categorisations by Thuringian public figures. The panellists have also written some of the exhibition commentaries.

The exhibition was realised by Patrick Rössler and Michael Tallai in cooperation with the Kunsthalle Erfurt. The exhibition will be on display until 26 May 2024.