Josef Kaiser. Bauen für die DDR
In the organizer's words:
Josef Kaiser (1910-1991) was one of the most influential representatives of "socialist" architecture in the GDR. Between 1950 and 1980, he and his collective realized numerous state and municipal construction projects, including the Berlin Kino International and Café Moskau on Karl-Marx-Allee.
His professional beginnings in architecture firms close to the Nazis did not stand in the way of his career in the socialist state. On the contrary, his designs, which also attracted international attention, were seen as an expression of a new social awakening. Many of Kaiser's surviving buildings are now listed as important testimonies to the independent cultural identity of the GDR.
The exhibition is the first to comprehensively reconstruct the life and work of the architect, who was active in two different dictatorial systems. Around 60 plans, photographs, films and models from the Berlinische Galerie and national collections trace Kaiser's work and shed light on political and aesthetic tensions. Contemporary artistic positions broaden the view and open up new perspectives on the architectural heritage of the GDR.
Price information:
Day ticket €12 Reduced €7 Happy Wednesday: Reduced admission (€7) for everyone on every 1st Wednesday of the month Free admission up to 18 years Free admission for refugees Reduced admission for holders of a disabled pass + free admission for a recognized accompanying person
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