This is Why Hitler Abolished Modern Art
Hitler hated modern art and therefore everything needed to be purged
When the Nazi Party rose to power in 1933 with Hitler as their leader, the NSDAP (Nazi Party) immediately abolished all types of art that didn’t properly fit into their image art.
They called it: “Entartete Kunst” (Degenerate Art), and this term made a lot of artists being defined it as “Not good for the Nazi image.” But why did Hitler hate modern art so much, and why did he need to abolish everything that wasn’t realistic enough?
Where Does Degenerate Art Find Its Origin?
The degenerate art finds its initial origin at the end of the 19th century. Zionist Max Nordau first introduced it in his book called: Entartung.
In his criticism of Aesthetics, he compared the spiritual symbolism of the Symbolists to French literature to insanity. Blaming it on Impressionism, he condemned new society while speaking up for traditionalism.
While Nordau was Jewish and a leading proponent of Nazism in the early years of the Third Reich, his idea of artistic degeneracy would be used to reinforce their calls for Aryan racial purity.
