Private art trade in Dresden after 1945 - Insights into the research project
When and where did private art dealerships exist in Dresden after 1945? How and why did the private art trade and art collecting function under socialism? Who were the customers, the consignors and what role did the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden play? Do Dresden museums still house pieces of art that were acquired from private art and antique dealers immediately after the end of the Second World War and during the GDR era?
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.
