Corinne Wasmuht’s large-scale painting "50 U Heinrich-Heine Str." (2009) depicts a busy intersection of building facades, vehicles, pedestrians, vegetation, sidewalks, and shop windows. A meditation on the bustling German capital in the digital age, the painting belongs, as the artist has expressed, to “our collective global everyday life.” The work prompts key questions about national identity and painting’s role within it.  TAKE A CLOSER LOOK: + Corinne Wasmuht, German, "50 U Heinrich-Heine-Str.," 2009. Oil on wood. Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, Gift of Ann and Graham Gund in honor of Martha Tedeschi, 2016.387. © Corinne Wasmuht. + Watch other Art Talks:    • Harvard Art Museums from Home: Art Talks   SPEAKERS: + Lynette Roth, Daimler Curator of the Busch-Reisinger Museum, Division of Modern and Contemporary Art, Harvard Art Museums; + Moderated by Soyoung Lee, Landon and Lavinia Clay Chief Curator, Harvard Art Museums.   This talk is part of a series inspired by ReFrame, a museum-wide initiative to reimagine the function, role, and future of the university art museum. These talks examine difficult histories, foreground untold stories, and experiment with new approaches to the collections of the Harvard Art Museums, reflecting the concerns of our world today.  --- All images and graphics used in the video belong to their respective owners and this channel does not claim any right over them. Copyright Disclaimer: Any use of copyrighted content on this channel constitutes “fair use” pursuant to 17 U.S. Code § 107 as it is utilized for the purpose of criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research. Video Thumbnail Image: Corinne Wasmuht, German, 50 U Heinrich-Heine-Str., 2009. Oil on wood. Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, Gift of Ann and Graham Gund in honor of Martha Tedeschi, 2016.387. © Corinne Wasmuht. Recorded May 3, 2022. © President and Fellows of Harvard College. For questions related to permission for commercial use of this video, please contact the Department of Digital Imaging and Visual Resources at am_divr@harvard.edu. #harvardartmuseums #corinnewasmuht #onview