In 1937, Munich, Germany, The Nazi party opened “Entartete Kunst,” meaning, “Degenerate Art.” The exhibit was a collection of confiscated art intended to show the public the insanity, atrocity, and depravity of the modern art movement. Artists included in the show were meant to be depicted as demented, deranged, and subhuman.

In 1997, Boston, GalleryInsekt features “Degenerate!” an exhibit of present-day progressive, experimental, and controversial artworks in celebration of the survival and flourishing of daring art in the non-classical tradition. The opening features Swing Era music and dancing, shocking performances, readings, and a stimulating visual exhibit collected as portions of evidence that the cutting-edge of art refuses to be crushed.

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