Modernist Success in a Postmodern Failure: Jackson Pollock and Abstract Expressionism, the Avant-Garde and the Ascension of Late Capitalism, Art after 1945

It is hard to imagine the magnitude of the events at the end of World War II. The thought produced in the face of a myriad of deaths is almost unfeasible sixty years after the fact, but the energy was integral to the changing social landscape. Because of the country's prominence in and fortitude after the war, the U.S. was left responsible for reshaping and rejuvenating the international landscape that was destroyed by the years of brutal fighting and vile contestation. The American establishment was granted a major opportunity to establish itself amongst the global leaders. Such a grand responsibility must account for the multiplicity of thought that arises in such a decisive moment. In order to align the Abstract Expressionist art movement with the intersection of the intense, multifaceted thought developed during the postwar period, the following will discuss the political, philosophical, economic, and art historical overlap that occurred in the mid to late 1940s in the hopes of illustrating the fertility yet lingering problems associated with the restructuring of the world with America at the helm. In this way, the duration of the Abstract Expressionist moment will be better understood for both its triumphs and downfalls.

Gibberellic acid, ozone and 1-methylcyclopropene on the gray mold control in avant garde rose

Gray mold caused by Botrytis cinerea is considered the major disease of greenhouse grown flowers. The goal of this study was to evaluate the effects of gibberellic acid (GA3), ozone, and 1-MCP, applied on postharvest, on the gray mold control in 'Avant Garde' rose. Rose flowers were artificially inoculated with B. cinerea (104 conidia ml-1) and non-inoculated. After treatments, roses were stored under room conditions (20±2°C/80±5% RH) and checked for gray mold incidence and severity. Spraying of GA3 at 25, 50, and 75 mg L-1 on non-inoculated roses reduced the area under the disease progress curve (AUDPC) of gray mold incidence in 41, 40 and 54%, respectively. Continuous application of ozone at 2.7 ppm reduced 14-folds B. cinerea sporulation. On the other hand, 1-MCP did not control gray mould in rose. These results showed that GA3 sprays and ozone contribute to postharvest control of gray mold in cut rose and can be utilized on integrated disease management.

Avant-garde or supplement? Advisory bodies of transnational associations as alternatives to the League’s Minority Protection System, 1919-1939

This exegesis focuses on the work of minority committees of transnational associations in the interwar period. Most of their members considered the League system to be inefficient and supported the establishment of non-state alternatives, which included private investigations on the spot, publicity for specific problems of minorities, and attempts to reconcile representatives of ethnic minorities with those of the majority. Members of non-involved states were pre-destined especially to act as neutral moderators. Only those in close contact with League officials avoided being misused by political forces that did not seek reconciliation but border revision. They learnt that the League rules looked inadequate from the outside but turned out to be useful in coming to applicable solutions once they started their own alternative methods. Their publications and investigative journeys turned out to deepen the problems, whilst their reconciliation work became an appreciated supplement of the League system.

Sendschreiben an die Redakteure der in Leipzig erscheinenden Deutschen Kriegerzeitung : Wilucki, Oberlieutenant im 2. Linien-Inf.-Regt., Müller, Oberlieutenant in der Inf.-Garde-Division, Erdmannsdorf, Lieutenant im Leib-Inf.-Regt., v. Zychlinski, Lieutenant im Leib.-Inf.-Regt., Andrée, Lieutenant im Ingenieur-Corps

Boberach: Der Aufsatz "Wie denken Preußens Offiziere von einem deutschen Heere?" hat das Offizierskorps verletzt, daß sich gegen jede Mediatisierung Preußens wendet, weil Preußens Heer allein Deutschland vor dem Untergang retten kann

Soldatenbrief aus Jütland, von einem Berliner beim Garde-Schützen-Bataillon: Liebe Eltern! Dreimal habe ich Hurrah! geschrieen ...

Welsch (Projektbearbeiter): Feldpost in die Berliner Heimat: Lagebericht nach der Besetzung der dänischen Festung Fredericia (Jütland, am Kleinen Belt) durch preußische und Bundestruppen unter General von Wrangel (2. Mai 1848)

Immer mehr Soldaten! Wo bleibt denn die liebe Garde? Die Soldaten sind unsere Brüder, aber Brüder pflegen sich am besten zu vertragen, wenn sie nicht zusammen sind ...

Welsch (Projektbearbeiter): Ausdruck von Sorge angesichts der zunehmenden Massierung von Truppen in Berlin. Die Soldaten sind Gegner der Rechtsbegriffe der Revolution

Aufforderung und Bitte zur vorläufigen Einstellung der Debatten und Petitionen über die Uniformirungs- und Bewaffnungs-Frage der National-Garde: Die Zeit ist ernst, sie erfordert ernste Gedanken ...

Welsch (Projektbearbeiter): Aufruf an die Bevölkerung, die sich auf die Uniformierung der Wiener Nationalgarde beziehenden Petitionen zu beenden und sich der viel wichtigeren Frage des organisatorischen Aufbaus zu widmen