Her royal heilness: Berlin show revisits the artist who turned the Queen into a Nazi
A new exhibition in Berlin revisits the provocative work of artist Christoph Schlingensief, specifically his 2006 play that featured controversial imagery of the British Royal Family. The show examines how his work challenged media power and societal idolization.
Why it matters
It provides a critical look at the intersection of art, political provocation, and the ethics of media representation in the modern era.
Art and politics … Christoph Schlingensief, The African Twin Towers, 2005. Photograph: © Estate of Christoph Schlingensief Art and politics … Christoph Schlingensief, The African Twin Towers, 2005. Photograph: © Estate of Christoph Schlingensief Art Her royal heilness: Berlin show revisits the artist who turned the Queen into a Nazi The late Christoph Schlingensief was one of German art’s great provocateurs. Can his B-Movie horror aesthetics still shock us into thinking anew about media power, colonialism, and the far right?
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