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KVOST - Kunstverein Ost

Name: KVOST - Kunstverein Ost
Address: Leipziger Strasse 47, Berlin, 10117, DE
Telephone: +493028875888

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KVOST is dedicated to promoting artists whose work is shaped by the former Eastern bloc.

30/05/2026

Q***RE KUNST IN DER DDR? Biografien zwischen Underground und Propaganda / Q***R ART IN THE GDR? Biographies between Underground and Propaganda
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WED : 03 JUN 2026 : 7 PM
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‘Coming Out’ Film Screening & Talk with Lead Actor Matthias Freihof
Moderated by Stephan Koal, Curator of the exhibition
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The DEFA feature film ‘Coming Out’ (1989), directed by Heiner Carow, tells the story of Philipp (Matthias Freihof), an East Berlin teacher who gradually comes to terms with his homosexuality. His encounter with the young Matthias (Dirk Ku**er) leads him to question his sexual identity as he navigates societal expectations, prejudice, and the desire for self-acceptance.
Historically, ‘Coming Out’ is regarded as the only GDR feature film to focus on homosexuality. It premiered on 9 November 1989 at the Kino International in East Berlin — the very night the Berlin Wall fell — giving the film a unique symbolic significance.
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Admission: free
Language: German
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Images: pictures © Wolfgang Fritsche / poster © DEFA-Stiftung & Gabi König
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The project is being made possible with funding from the Capital City Cultural Fund. With thanks to the Berlin Commissioner for the Reappraisal of the SED Dictatorship for the funding of the catalogue.
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Special thanks to Stiftung Kunstforum Berliner Volksbank
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further cooperation partners:

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28/05/2026

Guided Tour at KVOST & Werkbundarchiv – Museum der Dinge
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Q***R ART IN THE GDR? Biographies between Underground and Propaganda /
Q***RE KUNST IN DER DDR? Biografien zwischen Underground und Propaganda
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The project is being made possible with funding from the Capital City Cultural Fund. With thanks to the Berlin Commissioner for the Reappraisal of the SED Dictatorship for the funding of the catalogue.
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Special thanks to Stiftung Kunstforum Berliner Volksbank 
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further cooperation partners:

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berlin

27/05/2026

Thanks to FRIEZE Magazine for featuring our current exhibition “Q***R ART IN THE GDR? Biographies between Underground and Propaganda / Q***RE KUNST IN DER DDR? Biografien zwischen Underground und Propaganda”.
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Exhibition review by Olivia Noss
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Toni Ebel
Jochen Hass
Dorothea von Philipsborn
Erika Stürmer-Alex
Rita „Tommy“ Thomas
Jürgen Wittdorf
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https://www.frieze.com/article/q***r-art-gdr-2026-review
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further cooperation partners:

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Leibniz-Zentrum für Literatur- und Kulturforschung
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The project is being made possible with funding from the Capital City Cultural Fund. With thanks to the Berlin Commissioner for the Reappraisal of the SED Dictatorship for the funding of the catalogue.
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Special thanks to Stiftung Kunstforum Berliner Volksbank
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Thanks to the collections: dasminsk .kunstmuseum .museum

23/05/2026

SPOTLIGHT : RITA „TOMMY“ THOMAS
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Works by „Tommy“ are on display as part of the exhibition “Q***RE KUNST IN DER DDR? Biografien zwischen Underground und Propaganda / Q***R ART IN THE GDR? Biographies between Underground and Propaganda” until 28 June 2026.
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Rita „Tommy“ Thomas (1931–2018) was a central figure and documentarian of q***r life in post-1945 Berlin. She worked as a dog groomer and also trained dogs for theater and film. Since her youth, she went by the name Tommy and openly lived out her relationships with women. Cut off from the scene venues in West Berlin following the construction of the Wall, she turned her apartment into a meeting place for gay men and women. In 1973, she co-founded the Homosexuelle Interessengemeinschaft Berlin (HIB) — the first association of q***r individuals in East Germany. Tommy extensively photographed both public and private moments from her own life and her social circle.
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Curated by Stephan Koal
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Pictures: 01. Portrait „Tommy“, 1961 / 02. Portrait „Tommy“ on her motorcycle, undated / 03. Portrait „Tommy“, 1951 / 04. Portrait „Tommy“, 1952 / 05. Portrait „Tommy“, undated / 06. Portrait „Tommy“ as Charlie Chaplin, undated / courtesy FFBIZ - das feministische Archiv
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Toni Ebel
Dorothea von Philipsborn
Erika Stürmer-Alex
Rita „Tommy“ Thomas
Jürgen Wittdorf
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The project is being made possible with funding from the Capital City Cultural Fund. With thanks to the Berlin Commissioner for the Reappraisal of the SED Dictatorship for the funding of the catalogue.
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Special thanks to Stiftung Kunstforum Berliner Volksbank
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further cooperation partners:

club

21/05/2026

Q***RE KUNST IN DER DDR? Biografien zwischen Underground und Propaganda / Biographies between Underground and Propaganda Q***R ART IN THE GDR?
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THU : 28 MAY 2026 : 7 PM
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‘Aids – in Zeiten der Liebe’
Film Screening followed by a Panel Discussion @ nGbK
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Panelists: Jens Bisky, Johannes Nichelmann, Dr. Hennig Tümmers
Moderated by Christine Watty
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Please register at [email protected] by May 25.
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An event by ZDF aspekte, KVOST and Deutschlandfunk Kultur in cooperation with nGbK and nb Studios.
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Screening of the first episode of the new ZDF documentary series about a gay artist couple from East Berlin and a virus that suddenly changed everything in the 1980s. The screening will be followed by a panel discussion about the political and social role of AIDS in the GDR. Why did Erich Honecker’s government wait for years before informing its population? What measures did the authorities take, and how did q***r people in particular respond to the threat? What role was the first gay film produced in the GDR, Coming Out, supposed to play in the fight against the disease—even though it does not address AIDS at all? The discussion will also examine the impact of the epidemic on the art world in both East and West. The art theorist Wolfgang Max Faust, who died of AIDS, once observed: “Art is no longer about art. It’s about our lives.”
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Admission: free
Language: German
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Images: 01.Heiko (Evangelos Tsarkowistas, l.) and Dirk (Benjamin Viziotis, r.) @ ZDF & Elliott Kreyenberg / 02. Heiko Zolchow @ ZDF & Beate Heidelbach / 03. ZDF & Sabine Zolchow
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The project is being made possible with funding from the Capital City Cultural Fund. With thanks to the Berlin Commissioner for the Reappraisal of the SED Dictatorship for the funding of the catalogue.
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Special thanks to Stiftung Kunstforum Berliner Volksbank
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further cooperation partners:

club

20/05/2026

SPOTLIGHT : JOCHEN HASS
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Works by Jochen Hass are on display as part of the exhibition “Q***R ART IN THE GDR? Biographies between Underground and Propaganda / Q***RE KUNST IN DER DDR? Biografien zwischen Underground und Propaganda” until 28 June 2026.
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Jochen Hass (1917–2000) was a German painter and conservator whose work was shaped by life under four political systems. In the GDR, he rejected a role as an official state artist and instead worked at the Institute for Monument Preservation, where he rose to become Senior Conservator. From an early age, he used painting to express personal reflection and subtle social criticism, particularly in his celebrated Harlequin series created in response to life in the former GDR. Alongside landscapes and still lifes, he also experimented with expressionist elements, while continuing to paint privately for himself and a close circle of friends.
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Curated by Stephan Koal
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1: Junger Mann im Zimmer, 1952; 2: installation view, KVOST; 3: Porträt des Berliner Freundes Walter, 1952; 4: installation view, KVOST; 5: installation view, 2026, all works: Abstraktion, 1963-1978; 6: installation view, nGbK; 7: Das Atelier von Jochen Hass in Weimar, 1953
Photo Image 2, 4, 5, 6: Valentin Wedde; courtesy Image 1, 3: private collection and KVOST, Berlin; 2, 4, 5: KVOST, Berlin, 6: nGbK and KVOST, Berlin
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Toni Ebel
Dorothea von Philipsborn
Erika Stürmer-Alex
Rita „Tommy“ Thomas
Jürgen Wittdorf
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further cooperation partners:

club

Leibniz-Zentrum für Literatur- und Kulturforschung
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The project is being made possible with funding from the Capital City Cultural Fund. With thanks to the Berlin Commissioner for the Reappraisal of the SED Dictatorship for the funding of the catalogue.
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Special thanks to Stiftung Kunstforum Berliner Volksbank

18/05/2026

Q***RE KUNST IN DER DDR? / Q***R ART IN THE GDR?
Biografien zwischen Underground und Propaganda / Biographies between Underground and Propaganda
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WED : 20 MAY 2026 : 7 PM
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An evening with Caspar Gutsche . Reading and Talk  Moderated by Stephan Koal, Curator of the exhibition
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Caspar Gutsche, author of the early le***an protocols (1991) and companion of Erika Stürmer-Alex, reads from her debut novel ‘Ich tanze nun mal nicht gerne Standard’ (I just don’t like dancing standard) about her childhood and time at the Lietzen artists’ colony, which Stürmer-Alex created in 1982 as a free space in Brandenburg. The reading offers personal and literary insights into life as a le***an woman in the GDR and dealing with social role models and ideological expectations.
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Admission: free
Language: German
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The project is being made possible with funding from the Capital City Cultural Fund. With thanks to the Berlin Commissioner for the Reappraisal of the SED Dictatorship for the funding of the catalogue.
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Special thanks to Stiftung Kunstforum Berliner Volksbank 
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further cooperation partners:

club

14/05/2026

Q***RE KUNST IN DER DDR? / Q***R ART IN THE GDR?
Biografien zwischen Underground und Propaganda / Biographies between Underground and Propaganda
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WED : 20 MAY 2026 : 7 PM
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An evening with Caspar Gutsche and Maria Bühner
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Caspar Gutsche, author of the early le***an protocols (1991) and companion of Erika Stürmer-Alex, reads from her debut novel ‘Ich tanze nun mal nicht gerne Standard’ (I just don’t like dancing standard) about her childhood and time at the Lietzen artists’ colony, which Stürmer-Alex created in 1982 as a free space in Brandenburg. The reading offers personal and literary insights into life as a le***an woman in the GDR and dealing with social role models and ideological expectations. Maria Bühner will accompany the evening as a discussion partner. Maria Bühner researches le***an life in the GDR and is committed to raising awareness of q***r East German history.
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Admission: free
Language: German
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https://ngbk.de/en/programm/termine/q***re-kunst-in-der-ddr-ein-abend-mit-caspar-gutsche-und-maria-buehner
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The project is being made possible with funding from the Capital City Cultural Fund. With thanks to the Berlin Commissioner for the Reappraisal of the SED Dictatorship for the funding of the catalogue.
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Special thanks to Stiftung Kunstforum Berliner Volksbank 
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further cooperation partners:

club

14/05/2026

Guided Tours this Weekend : 16 & 17 MAY 26
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Q***R ART IN THE GDR? Biographies between Underground and Propaganda /
Q***RE KUNST IN DER DDR? Biografien zwischen Underground und Propaganda
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16 MAY 26 : Guided Tour at nGbK with the KVOST Team
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17 MAY 26 : Connecting tours between all Exhibition Venues with the KVOST Team

It starts at KVOST at 2:30 pm, conducted in German.
Route: KVOST → Werkbundarchiv – Museum der Dinge → nGbK → Mitte Museum. The tour is carried out using Berlin public transport (BVG). A BVG ticket is required.  
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The project is being made possible with funding from the Capital City Cultural Fund. With thanks to the Berlin Commissioner for the Reappraisal of the SED Dictatorship for the funding of the catalogue.
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 Special thanks  to Stiftung Kunstforum Berliner Volksbank 
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further cooperation partners:

club

: koal
berlin

13/05/2026

SPOTLIGHT : DOROTHEA VON PHILIPSBORN
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Works by Dorothea von Philipsborn are on display as part of the exhibition “Q***R ART IN THE GDR? Biographies between Underground and Propaganda / Q***RE KUNST IN DER DDR? Biografien zwischen Underground und Propaganda” until 28 June 2026.
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Dorothea von Philipsborn (1894–1971) was a sculptor who came from a Silesian noble family. She took over her family’s estate at an early age, where she led a lively social life with artist, musician and writer friends. After fleeing Silesia, she lived and worked from 1946 onward in a women’s community in Upper Lusatia. She was a member of the Association of Visual Artists (VBK) and achieved success in the GDR through her busts as well as human and animal sculptures in public spaces.
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Curated by Stephan Koal
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Image 1: Ein junges Mädchen unserer Zeit (Die Kesse), 1964, installation view, Weißwasser, 2026, photo: Valentin Wedde, courtesy: Kvost ; Image 2: Ein junges Mädchen unserer Zeit (Die Kesse), 1959 ; Image 3: Stehendes Mädchen mit Perlenkette, 1922-40s ; Image 4: Die Anprobe, around 1960 ; Image 5: Installation view nGbK, Photo: Valentin Wedde , courtesy: nGbK and KVOST, Berlin ; Image 6: Installation view nGbK, Photo: Valentin Wedde , courtesy: nGbK and KVOST, Berlin
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Jochen Hass
Dorothea von Philipsborn
Erika Stürmer-Alex
Rita „Tommy“ Thomas
Jürgen Wittdorf
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further cooperation partners:

club

Leibniz-Zentrum für Literatur- und Kulturforschung
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The project is being made possible with funding from the Capital City Cultural Fund. With thanks to the Berlin Commissioner for the Reappraisal of the SED Dictatorship for the funding of the catalogue.
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Special thanks to Stiftung Kunstforum Berliner Volksbank

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Leipziger Strasse 47
Berlin
10117

Öffnungszeiten

Mittwoch	14:00 - 18:00
Donnerstag	14:00 - 18:00
Freitag	14:00 - 18:00
Samstag	14:00 - 18:00

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+493028875888

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