I’ve Seen the Wall (Bilingual edition)

Name: I’ve Seen the Wall (Bilingual edition)
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Louis Armstrong on tour in the GDR in 1965

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On the Ambivalent Simultaneity of Things - Freedom and Oppression, Racism and Recognition In the midst of the Cold War, legendary African American jazz musician Louis Armstrong was the first US artist to tour through the GDR. Taking this historic event in 1965 as a starting... Read More

Format: Paperback / softback

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On the Ambivalent Simultaneity of Things - Freedom and Oppression, Racism and Recognition

In the midst of the Cold War, legendary African American jazz musician Louis Armstrong was the first US artist to tour through the GDR. Taking this historic event in 1965 as a starting point, DAS MINSK Kunsthaus in Potsdam examines the ambivalence of this official invitation against the backdrop of the Civil Rights Movement in the United States, the Vietnam War, and the Iron Curtain in Europe.

While Armstrong avoided expressing forthright political opinions during his tour, he played (What Did I Do To Be So) Black and Blue, a composition he had not played in a decade, at every performance.

Paintings, photographs, archival material, and installations by Terry Adkins, Louis Armstrong, Pina Bausch, Romare Bearden, Peter Brötzmann, Darol Olu Kae, Volkhard Kühl, Norman Lewis, Glenn Ligon, Jason Moran, Gordon Parks, Dan Perjovschi, Adrian Piper, Evelyn Richter, Lorna Simpson, Willi Sitte, Wadada Leo Smith, Rosemarie Trockel, Andy Warhol, Ruth Wolf-Rehfeldt, and others provide multiple perspectives on the complexity of politics, jazz music, and racism.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9783775755993

Publisher: Hatje Cantz

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 25 January 2024

Country: Germany

Imprint: Hatje Cantz

Illustration: 100 Illustrations, color

Contributors:

Text by Tina M. Campt
Text by Oliver Zybok
Edited by Paola Malavassi
Text by Peter Brötzmann
Edited by Jason Moran
Text by Jewel Brown

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 225.0mm

Height: 285.0mm

Weight: 920g

Pages: 208

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Arts & Culture Non-Fiction

About the Author

In 1965, LOUIS ARMSTRONG (1901-1971) performed in East Berlin, Leipzig, Magdeburg, Erfurt, and Schwerin. With 17 concerts in just nine days, the tour was tightly scheduled and some 45.000 people experienced Louis Armstrong and his All Stars live in the GDR.