"He viewed theater not as an escape from reality, but as a way to force people to think about the world."

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Bertolt Brecht’s Collages - Notes - e-flux Isabel Jacobs surveys a new exhibiton of Bertolt Brecht’s collages.

“Epic theater does not develop action but mirrors reality by making it strange (Verfremdung). Brecht’s theatrical images and captions, on the other hand, aim at ‘exorcizing their sensationalism.’”

Worthwhile reading on Bertolt #Brecht as a visual artist.

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