How I Stole a Painting (2017)

ALL 12/28/2017 (en) 7 Min
  • Release
    12/28/2017
  • Production
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  • Original title
    How I Stole a Painting
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
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Overview

The story of one of the most radical performances in art history told by German artist Ulay, who in 1976 decided to steal Hitler's favorite painting from Berlin's national museum and hang it in the home of a Turkish immigrant family. "This particular painting you could say was a German identity icon." In 1976 Ulay decided to steal the painting 'Der arme Poet' (The Poor Poet) (1839) by Carl Spitzweg, which was said to be Hitler's favorite painting. By stealing the painting from the Neue Nationalgalerie (New National Gallery) in Berlin, Ulay broke away from what he had done previously, aiming "to give a strong signal about what I was about as an artist at the time."

  1. Director

  2. Ulay

    Story

  3. Christian Lund

    Producer



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Casts

  1. Ulay

    The artist

  2. Christian Lund

    Interviewer

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 2 , Crews : 4

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How I Stole a Painting (2017) 7 Min

ALL 12/28/2017 (en)
  • Release 12/28/2017
  • Production
  • Original title How I Stole a Painting
  • en
  • Revenue0.00

Overview

The story of one of the most radical performances in art history told by German artist Ulay, who in 1976 decided to steal Hitler's favorite painting from Berlin's national museum and hang it in the home of a Turkish immigrant family. "This particular painting you could say was a German identity icon." In 1976 Ulay decided to steal the painting 'Der arme Poet' (The Poor Poet) (1839) by Carl Spitzweg, which was said to be Hitler's favorite painting. By stealing the painting from the Neue Nationalgalerie (New National Gallery) in Berlin, Ulay broke away from what he had done previously, aiming "to give a strong signal about what I was about as an artist at the time."

  1. Director

  2. Ulay

    Story

  3. Roxanne Bageshirin Lærkesen

    Editor

  4. Christian Lund

    Producer