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How the Election Impacts the Arts

September 17, 2021

A look back at Chancellor Angela Merkel's term in office, and the indomitable women who paved the way for her. We meet the photographer who accompanied Merkel's career.

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Ausstellung | Wähl mich! Parteien plakatieren | im Haus der Geschichte in Bonn
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And we ask: what issues are motivating artists in this election? 

 

Günter Grass und SPD-Vorsitzender Willy Brandt 1976
Image: picture-alliance/dpa/D. Klar

Politics and the Arts - An uneasy relationship

Time and again, artists are drawn into the political fray. But in the 2021 election campaign, they are being cautious. They are highlighting issues rather than political parties – and their ambition is nothing less than to save the world.  

 

Angela Merkel - Kanzlerin in Krisenzeiten
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Angela Merkel - The safe pair of hands

Angela Merkel has been German chancellor for 16 years. How do the politicians who shared the political stage with her view her time in office? DW takes stock.

 

 

Dokumentationen | Angela Merkel
Image: Laurence Chaperon

Power - Up close and personal

Her photos of Angela Merkel are iconic. French photographer Laurence Chaperon has been portraying celebrities from politics and society for decades, looking behind the scenes of power - and combining aesthetics with political messages.

 

Film "Die Unbeugsamen"
Image: Sven Simon/picture-alliance

Femocracy - Women on the political stage

Documentary filmmaker Torsten Körner asks the female politicians who fought for the participation of women in post-war West German politics – how much progress have we really made?

 

 

 

Deutschland Coronahilfen Kultur Kulturschaffende Coronavirus
Image: Lino Mirgeler/dpa/picture alliance

 Culture in the Constitution - A basic right?

Are arts and culture essential? In Germany, many who work in the sector say they are. During the pandemic, which threatened many people's livelihoods, they launched the "Culture in the Constitution" initiative. The debate could catch on worldwide.

 

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