Aby Warburg, a German art critic, defined the First World War as urkatastrophe, the original catastrophe; and it is in fact that historical event that can be identified as the turning point of European decline, the end of a historical phase - centuries old - which had seen the European continent dominate, for better or for worse, practically the entire globe.
Towards the urkatastrophe of the 21st century?
Towards the urkatastrophe of the 21st…
Towards the urkatastrophe of the 21st century?
Aby Warburg, a German art critic, defined the First World War as urkatastrophe, the original catastrophe; and it is in fact that historical event that can be identified as the turning point of European decline, the end of a historical phase - centuries old - which had seen the European continent dominate, for better or for worse, practically the entire globe.