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Revolutionary Romances?

Revolutionary Romances?

Revolutionary Romances? Global Art Histories in the GDR looks at East Germany’s relations—rooted in a spirit of friendship and revolution—with its socialist “sister” countries in Asia, Africa, andLatin America. The concepts of “international solidarity” and “friendship between nations” hadan inherent geopolitical agenda: as such, they not only determined East Germany’s foreign policybut also supported a multitude of transcultural contacts and became a key focus of propagandaand the visual arts in the GDR.

Revolutionary Romances?

Revolutionary Romances?

Revolutionary Romances? Global Art Histories in the GDR looks at East Germany’s relations—rooted in a spirit of friendship and revolution—with its socialist “sister” countries in Asia, Africa, andLatin America. The concepts of “international solidarity” and “friendship between nations” hadan inherent geopolitical agenda: as such, they not only determined East Germany’s foreign policybut also supported a multitude of transcultural contacts and became a key focus of propagandaand the visual arts in the GDR.