|The use of machines has fundamentally transformed people's
relationship to the natural world since the 16th century. This
exhibition demonstrates the historical development of the
industrial image using a wealth of examples. Depictions of early
industrial production from the 15th to the 18th centuries are
followed by "picturesque" views" of English industrial
landscapes around 1800.| Works from the 19th century bear
witness to the self-image of the industrialists, and show
workers in heroic interpretations. During the 20th century,
Futurism, New Objectivity and Constructivism brought an abstract
use of forms to the industrial image. New metaphors of light,
speed and time prevailed, before photography rose to dominance
as the century progressed. The exhibition shows 250 paintings,
prints and photographs from Germany and other European
countries. The artists include Joseph Wright of Derby, Pehr
Hillestrom, Carl Blechen, Adolph Menzel, Constantin Meunier,
Giacomo Balla, Willi Baumeister, Albert Renger-Patzsch,