"The swastika and eagle holding an oak wreath were taken as a symbol, and the Hitler salute was adopted, along with the all-important 'Sieg Heil'."
"Both the Weimar Republic and the Third Reich that followed were founded on ideals of art and culture, attempting to draw together a national community."
"Fascist aesthetics, as Susan Sontag once wrote, exert mindless fascination through mass pageantry and political theatre, devoid of individual vision."
"If art is central to fascism, then what does this mean for the 'fascism debate' that has been simmering vigorously?"
In July 1926, the Nazi party became a recognizable movement during its first rally in Weimar, adopting symbols like the swastika and the Hitler salute. The Hitler Youth was founded, and Hitler, banned from public speaking, became a silent image on stage. Both the Weimar Republic and the Third Reich were rooted in cultural ideals, using art to forge a national community. Fascist aesthetics emphasize mass pageantry and hero-worship, rejecting individual creativity, which raises questions about contemporary fascist aesthetics and their implications.
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