Posts Tagged ‘GDR’
Collective Authorship: ‘Greif zur Feder’ at galerie futura
by Sonja Hornung // June 8, 2021
Ina Wudtke’s solo exhibition ‘Greif zur Feder’ reflects the artist’s precise engagement with materials both within and outside of formal archives, as she sounds…[read on]
Loaded Souvenirs: A Guided Tour of ‘Ostalgie’ with Henrike Naumann
Interview by Nina Prader // Mar. 26, 2019
Once again, Henrike Naumann is tasked with installing the last exhibition in a space before a change: ‘Ostalgie’ is the farewell show at KOW’s Brunnenstraße address. In this “Abrissparty” (demolition party),…[read on]
Highlights from ‘Fault Lines’ during Project Space Festival
Article and photos by Sofia Bergmann // Aug. 14, 2018
The former Australian Embassy to the German Democratic Republic, which is now a project space called Ex-Embassy, held one of the first events for Project Space Festival earlier this month. The event, titled…[read on]
Ex-Embassy: The Simultaneity of Stories Thus Far
Article by Samuel Staples // Aug. 03, 2018
Unfolding at the site of the former Australian Embassy to the German Democratic Republic, the exhibition ‘Ex-Embassy’ examines the conventions of guest and host relations…[read on]
Intervention // To Hear Whispers in a Silent Space: ‘Shifting Perspectives’ at ZKR
Article by Jack Radley in Berlin // Nov. 13, 2017
In the transitional period from the German Democratic Republic (GDR) through the reunification era to the present, many sociopolitical changes have occurred in East Germany…[read on]
Screening // Kerstin Honeit at Berlinische Galerie: Responding to the Berlin Palace Reconstruction
Article by Iman Vakil in Berlin // Jul. 22, 2017
The controversial reconstruction of the Berlin Palace demonstrates the ambivalent values within a country still struggling to come to terms with its past. Located in the symbolic city center, the building…[read on]
Spreepark Project Falls Short of Expectations
Blog post by Alison Hugill – in Berlin; Friday, August 3, 2012.
The ruins of Spreepark are fascinating and haunting palimpsests of the utopian promises of Soviet-era urbanism. The abandoned amusement park has been one of Berlin’s underground tourist attractions for nearly a decade. Located along the Spree River, the amusement park was first opened in 1969 as Kulturpark Plänterwald, the only permanent entertainment park in the GDR. After the Wall fell, it was sold, given a ‘western’ makeover… [read on…]