Wohnkomplex: Art and Life in Plattenbau
Curated by Kito Nedo
September 6, 2025 – February 8, 2026
The plattenbau was originally the heart of social policy in the GDR, a place of socialization and a symbol of real socialist progress—until 1989. With the fall of the Berlin Wall, it became the scene of painful transformations and a symbol of social decline and racist violence. As ruins, the buildings waited to be demolished, renovated, or converted. How are East German plattenbau housing estates dealt with in art? This question is the focus of the group exhibition Wohnkomplex: Art and Life in Plattenbau by guest curator Kito Nedo at DAS MINSK from fall 2025. The exhibition will present installations, paintings, drawings, photographs, and films that were created between the 1970s and the present day. The plattenbau has never become a monument but has remained a living presence. It is a place of GDR remembrance where life continues.