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Virginia McBride

Berlin Metropolis: 1918 –1933

By Virginia McBride

On the second floor of the Neue Galerie mansion, a pig is hanging from the ceiling. The pig—really more of a porcine puppet man—wears the World War I uniform of a Prussian soldier, with a cap over his ears, and jackboots jutting out at odd angles.

Installation view: “Birth of the Republic” gallery in <em>Berlin Metropolis: 1918 – 1933</em>, Neue Gallerie, October 1, 2015 – January 4, 2016. Photo: Hulya Koabas.
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