QUEER ART IN THE GDR? ‘Out in Ost-Berlin’

Film screening and artist talk with Andreas Fux

Wed, 22.4.26, 7.00 pm Type: Filmscreening, Talk Languages: German Location: nGbK Address: Karl-Liebknecht-Straße 11, 10178 Berlin, 1st floor Admission: free

In the GDR, too, most homosexuals experienced fear and feelings of guilt. Homosexuality had been decriminalised in the GDR since 1968, but it remained a taboo. Many homosexuals found themselves caught in a dramatic conflict between love for their homeland and protest against a state that ignored them. The film tells exciting and surprising stories from the everyday life of a minority in the GDR. A film by Jochen Hick and Andreas Strohfeldt.

Andreas Fux, born in Berlin-Lichtenberg, is a German photographer who has been working freelance since 1990 and lives and works in Berlin. His first works were published as early as 1988 in the East Berlin magazine Das Magazin. He is part of the Prenzlauer Berg art scene, which documented the final years of the GDR, the period of transition, and the societal changes that followed. In his photography, he explores themes such as the body, identity, and sexuality, developing a distinctive and often provocative visual language

Future

Wed, 15.4.26, 7.00 pm

QUEER ART IN THE GDR? Queer – An East German History

Lecture by Maria Bühner

Type: Lecture Location: nGbK

Wed, 6.5.26, 7.00 pm

QUEER ART IN THE GDR? ‘Queerpolitik im Handgemenge’

Reading and discussion with Klaus Lederer and Pieke Biermann

Type: Reading, Talk Location: nGbK

Wed, 20.5.26, 7.00 pm

QUEER ART IN THE GDR? An evening with Caspar Gutsche and Maria Bühner

Type: Talk Location: nGbK

Thu, 28.5.26, 7.00 pm

QUEER ART IN THE GDR? ‘Aids – in Zeiten der Liebe’

Film Screening followed by a Panel Discussion

Type: Film screening, Panel discussion Location: nGbK

Wed, 3.6.26, 7.00 pm

QUEER ART IN THE GDR? Film Screening „Coming Out“

followed by a talk with the lead actor Matthias Freihof

Type: Filmscreening, Discussion Location: nGbK

Past

Fri, 27.3.26, 6.00–9.00 pm

QUEER ART IN THE GDR? Opening nGbK

Type: Eröffnung Location: nGbK

Thu, 26.3.26, 6.00–9.00 pm

QUEER ART IN THE GDR? Soft Opening Mitte Museum

Type: Eröffnung Location: Mitte Museum

Wed, 25.3.26, 5.00–7.00 pm

QUEER ART IN THE GDR? Soft Opening Werkbundarchiv – Museum der Dinge

Type: Eröffnung Location: Werkbundarchiv – Museum der Dinge

Wed, 25.3.26, 6.00–9.00 pm

QUEER ART IN THE GDR? Soft Opening KVOST

with presentation of the catalogue

Type: Eröffnung Location: KVOST

Related

QUEER ART IN THE GDR?

Biographies Between Underground and Propaganda

Sat, 28.3. – Sun, 28.6.26 Type: Exhibition Location: KVOST, nGbK, Mitte-Museum, Werkbundarchiv – Museum der Dinge