DANIELLE DE PICCIOTTO AND ALEXANDER HACKE

Reading and book presentation of Danielle de Picottos's new book "The Beauty of Transgression, A Berlin Memoir" accompanied with music by Alexander Hacke; member of the legendary German band "Einstürzende Neubauten"

ONE NIGHT ONLY
Wednesday August 31, 6-11p


THE BEAUTY OF TRANSGRESSION

Today, Berlin is celebrated around the world as a magnet for creative talent. But many people do not know or have forgotten how this came to be. In the 1980s, the island city surrounded by the Wall was a sanctuary for musicians, artists, avoiders of West Germany's mandatory military service, and other outsiders, who were inspired by Berlin's distinct atmosphere. Berlin winters were cold, long, and especially delirious. When the ...Wall fell, an unparalleled vacuum of authority was created that further fueled the city's already uniquely free creative climate.

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