New Nietzsche exhibit explores the philosopher's influence on art

Friedrich Nietzsche and the artists of the New Weimar
National Gallery of Canada, to Aug. 25
This season’s installment of the National Gallery of Canada’s Masterpiece in Focus series puts the spotlight on a large-scale bronze likeness of philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche. Created by the renowned German artist Max Klinger in 1904, there are just three such busts in the world. This one was donated to the gallery 20 years ago.
The job of creating an art exhibit around a philosopher landed