Erich Kahn, The Refugees. Coleção Berardo
On Monday, May 19th, the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation hosted the event “British Art – Vanishing Point”, a reflection on the journeys of artists who fled Nazism between 1933 and 1943.
Inês Fialho, Coordinator of Cultural Mediation and Digital Strategy at the Calouste Gulbenkian Museum, and Sarah MacDougall, Director of Collections and Special Projects at the Ben Uri Gallery and Museum in London, discussed the contrasting migration patterns of these artists, comparing the roles of Lisbon and London as cities of refuge.
The speakers also highlighted the networks of support and collaboration established by these émigrés — among fellow artists, gallerists, and cultural associations — which enabled them to face economic challenges and keep artistic production alive in times of exile and uncertainty.
