Maggie Spooner: Any piece but Maggie’s peace
Maggie wasn't there on that fateful day in 1989 or the days that followed. But 25 years […]
Politics
Seymour Gris: Walls and death, past and present
An artist group has come up with the perfect provocation on the 25th anniversary of the fall […]
Politics
The day the GDR took my mum away from me
Life in the GDR was not all Spreewaldgurken and flowery wallpaper. The socialist dictatorship’s Zwangsadoption (forced adoption) […]
Berlin
The Wall for sale
From GDR auctions to spray-painted original souvenir to total fakes, the past – and present – of […]
Politics
“I had to go back!”
It's Mauerfall mania leading up to Nov 9. This weekend, make sure to head to Checkpoint Charlie […]
Stage
The Wall hits the stage
Walls, walls, walls, they are all around us in many forms both physical and metaphorical, and Berlin's […]