Du bist Faust

by Roger Diederen

Since its publication in the early 19th century, the world's most celebrated work in German literature has fascinated countless artists, challenging them to create their own interpretations on the theme. The exhibition presents over 150 paintings, works on paper, sculptures, photographs, music and films by artists from Europe and the US, like Eugène Delacroix (1798-1863), Charles Gounod (1818-1893), Max Beckmann (1884-1950), Martin Scorsese (born in 1942), Anselm Kiefer (born in 1945) and Robert Mapplethorpe (1946-1989). The innovatively staged show takes visitors on a journey through the...