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I've Seen the Wall
by DAS MINSK Kunsthaus in Potsdam
I’ve Seen the WallLouis Armstrong on Tour in the GDR 1965September 16, 2023 – February 4, 2024DAS MINSK Kunsthaus in Potsdam presents the exhibition "I’ve Seen the Wall" in the fall of 2023, focusing on the legendary concert tour that led Louis Armstrong through the GDR in 1965.In the midst of the Cold War, the African American jazz musician performed in East Berlin, Leipzig, Magdeburg, Erfurt, and Schwerin. The tour was very tightly scheduled with 17 concerts in just nine days. The halls, with a capacity of no less than 2,000 to 3,000 seats, were quickly sold out—around 45,000 people experienced Louis Armstrong and his All Stars live in the GDR.The exhibition at DAS MINSK takes this historic event as its starting point for an examination of the ambivalence of this official invitation against the backdrop of the civil rights movement in the United States and the Iron Curtain in Europe. Central questions in the exhibition are: What does it mean to tour the world, to visit oppressiv
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I’ve Seen the WallLouis Armstrong on Tour in the GDR 1965September 16, 2023 – February 4, 2024DAS MINSK Kunsthaus in Potsdam presents the exhibition "I’ve Seen the Wall" in the fall of 2023, focusing on the legendary concert tour that led Louis Armstrong through the GDR in 1965.In the midst of the Cold War, the African American jazz musician performed in East Berlin, Leipzig, Magdeburg, Erfurt, and Schwerin. The tour was very tightly scheduled with 17 concerts in just nine days. The halls, with a capacity of no less than 2,000 to 3,000 seats, were quickly sold out—around 45,000 people experienced Louis Armstrong and his All Stars live in the GDR.The exhibition at DAS MINSK takes this historic event as its starting point for an examination of the ambivalence of this official invitation against the backdrop of the civil rights movement in the United States and the Iron Curtain in Europe. Central questions in the exhibition are: What does it mean to tour the world, to visit oppressiv
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I’ve Seen the WallLouis Armstrong on Tour in the GDR 1965September 16, 2023 – February 4, 2024DAS MINSK Kunsthaus in Potsdam presents the exhibition "I’ve Seen the Wall" in the fall of 2023, focusing on the legendary concert tour that led Louis Armstrong through the GDR in 1965.In the midst of the...
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