Picturing Socialism

J.R. Jenkins is a design historian specializing in the design culture of the former German Democratic Republic. She writes widely on design, with contributions in books such as Design, History and Time (Bloomsbury, 2019) and journals such as Design Issues. She teaches Design Contexts at Falmouth University, UK.

List of Figures
List of Plates
Preface
Acknowledgements
Glossary and Abbreviations
Introduction

Part One: Reconstruction, Art and Ornament (1945 to 1963)
1. Modernism, Realism and Muralism – the Struggle for Art in Post-fascist Germany
2. The Synthesis of Art and Architecture During the Transition to Industrialized Building

Part Two: Developing a Realist Modernism (1959 to 1973)
3. Reconceptualizing the Place of Art in the System-built Environment
4. New Socialist Landscapes and the Building of Halle-Neustadt
5. Innovations in Socialist Public Art in Halle-Neustadt

Part Three: From the Monumental to the Unreal (1973–1990)
6. A Space of Pure Possibility: The X. Weltfestspiele and its Impact on Public Art
7. ‘Ultimately, Ordinary People Want to Have a Bit of Kitsch': How Socialist Realism Looked Unreal

Conclusion
Select Bibliography
List of Interviewees
Index