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Charlotte Saloman 🖼️ Life? or Theater?
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“At the end, it’s almost like the beginning,

With dream-awakened eyes she saw all the beauty around her, saw the sea, felt the sun, and knew: [S]he had to vanish for a while from the human plane and make every sacrifice in order to create her world anew
Here would be some good places

You could do that couldn’t you
February 5, 2025 at 2:12 AM
This is nice but there’s other msgs like

D_____ T____’s a goat fucker

is good too

Do you know that LBJ story
February 5, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Have you seen this scene?

What did he do, fuck a goat? Or
Is he a goat-fucker

You have the opportunity, global connections, know how to do the funniest thing
February 5, 2025 at 1:59 AM
November 18, 2024 at 7:53 PM
"What do you think an artist is? ...he is a political being, constantly aware of the heart breaking, passionate, or delightful things that happen in the world, shaping himself completely in their image. Painting is not done to decorate apartments. It is an instrument of war."
November 16, 2024 at 10:58 PM
Incredible 🌻 🍐 🥾

A gouache painting from Charlotte Salomon's
"Life? or Theatre?" Collection Jewish Historical Museum, Amsterdam © Charlotte Salomon Foundation
November 15, 2024 at 11:10 PM
Just a regular girl
November 15, 2024 at 11:08 PM
Fuck the Nazis — then and now

In this scene from Salomon's "Life or Theatre?," a seemingly endless parade of Nazis celebrate Adolf Hitler's appointment as Germany's chancellor. Collection Jewish Historical Museum, Amsterdam © Charlotte Salomon Foundation
November 15, 2024 at 11:06 PM
Selfie
November 15, 2024 at 11:05 PM
Hi 👋 It’s me, I’m the artist 🖼️
It’s me.
November 15, 2024 at 10:59 PM
One of Salomon's early gouaches illustrates, in detail, her family's eleven-room apartment, including the quarters of their servant, in the chic suburb of Charlottenburg. Courtesy the Jewish Historical Museum © Charlotte Salomon Foundation
November 15, 2024 at 10:57 PM
From a panel in "Life? or Theatre?" in which Paulinka (based on the artist's stepmother) appears to Daberlohn (based on Wolfsohn) in a vision. Courtesy the Jewish Historical Museum © Charlotte Salomon Foundation
November 15, 2024 at 10:56 PM
In this painting, the young Charlotte is shown waiting for the angel of her mother to arrive at the window.
Courtesy the Jewish Historical Museum © Charlotte
Salomon Foundation
November 15, 2024 at 10:55 PM
These are fucked up times
A panel in "Life? or Theatre?" in which a sign for a Nazi newspaper reads, "German men and women!
Take your revenge!!!!!!!!!! Once Jewish blood spurts from the knife, you'll have by far a better life." Courtesy the Jewish Historical Museum © Charlotte
Salomon Foundation
November 15, 2024 at 10:52 PM