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‘We were broke, but fascinated by freedom’: exhibition showcases East German artist Gabriele Stötzer

Show at Martin Gropius Bau gallery in Berlin is biggest ever celebration of an East German female artist in a state museum Gabriele Stötzer remembers the days when she had to decide: “Am I buying a sausage, or film for my Super 8 camera?” Stötzer was one of the most radical artists in communist East Germany, and her desire to create was born in defiance of and in spite of the material conditions and oppressive restrictions of the GDR regime. Continue reading...

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Show at Martin Gropius Bau gallery in Berlin is biggest ever celebration of an East German female artist in a state museum Gabriele Stötzer remembers the days when she had to decide: “Am I buying a sausage, or film for my Super 8 camera?” Stötzer was one of the most radical artists in communist East Germany, and her desire to create was born in defiance of and in spite of the material conditions and oppressive restrictions of the GDR regime. Continue reading...

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According to The Guardian’s linked item, ‘We were broke, but fascinated by freedom’: exhibition showcases East German artist Gabriele Stötzer, Show at Martin Gropius Bau gallery in Berlin is biggest ever celebration of an East German female artist in a state museum Gabriele Stötzer remembers the days when she had to decide: “Am I buying a sausage, or film for my Super 8 camera?” Stötzer was one of the most radical artists in communist East Germany, and her desire to create was born in defiance of and in spite of the material conditions and oppressive restrictions of the GDR regime. Continue reading…

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