Art and the State in East Germany, 1967–90: Oct 13

"The state's restrictions were not complete! There were holes ...":

Art and the Statein East Germany, 1967–1990

Wednesday, October 13, 6:30 pm

Silver Center, NYU, Room 300 (enter at 32 Waverly Place)

Examining artists’ relationships with the state in East Germany between 1967 and 1990, Emily Pugh, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Center for Study in the Visual Arts, National Gallery of Art, will explore artists’ practices in the East German regime, considering what was allowed or disallowed and why. She will also discuss relationships between underground art movements and the resistance groups who spearheaded the “peaceful revolution” of 1989–90.

http://www.nyu.edu/greyart/programs/programs.html