On the acquisition stories of Cuban art at the Kupferstich-Kabinett
The Kupferstich-Kabinett is home to a significant collection of Cuban prints and posters that came to the GDR after the Cuban Revolution in 1959. While they were earmarked for the collection as part of the cultural exchange between the two socialist states, its director often did not welcome them with open arms. Olaf Simon, conservator at the Kupferstich-Kabinett, wrote about how they came to be part of the collection.
REBELLINNEN – FOTOGRAFIE. UNDERGROUND. DDR.
Pamela Meyer-Arndt's film "Rebellinnen" is dedicated to the artistic urge for freedom of three female artists in the GDR in the 1970s and 80s. The director, two of the artists - Tina Bara and Gabriele Stötzer - and Dr Angelika Richter came together at the Albertinum for a discussion in which they talked about the making of the film as well as the living conditions and artistic hardships of those years.
Revolutionary Romances? - Glossar
The “Revolutionary Romances? Global Art Histories in the GDR” exhibition features terms that refer both to current research and past political events. We have compiled a glossary to make them more accessible to visitors from various generations. It does not claim to be exhaustive; it is merely intended to help understand the historical and scientific contexts of the exhibition. Ultimately, the terms can inspire visitors to think about the present.
Rage against the vending machine
Qingmei YAO's film “The Trial” is currently showing in our series on China, as part of the “Counterpoints” project. The film is conceived as an absurdist stage play in which Yao herself performs as a military figure in uniform, interrogating a Coke vending machine. In this interview she talks about how the idea came about and the ambivalence of China’s position straddling socialism and turbo-capitalism.
