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The University of Arizona Museum of Art presents a spectrum of opportunities to explore the city of the '20s and '30s. Was it a haven – a symbol of pride, invention and progress – or a harbinger of dehumanization? Artists were not in agreement, as is evident from the art in the exhibition "Metropolis: The City in the 1920s and 1930s."

As a counterpoint to the two-dimensional artworks and photographs, the UAMA continuously screens the classic silent art film "Metropolis," Fritz Lang’s iconic 1927 German film presenting the city as a beautiful and frightening dystopia. This 90-minute experience follows the 1927 film version edited by playwright Channing Pollock for American audiences. (The original German version was considered too controversial and too long for American consumption.)

In conjunction with the exhibition and film, Barbara Kosta, UA professor of German Studies, will lecture on "Tradition and Technology: Conflicting Visuals in Metropolis."