EAN: 9781620971956

BERLIN CALLING - PAUL HOCKENOS GEBUNDEN

An exhilarating journey through the subcultures  occupied squats  and late-night scenes in the
anarchic first few years of Berlin after the fall of the wall Berlin Calling is a gripping
account of the 1989 peaceful revolution in East Germany that upended communism and the
tumultuous years of artistic ferment  political improvisation  and pirate utopias that
followed. It's the story of a newly undivided Berlin when protest and punk rock  bohemia and
direct democracy  techno and free theater were the order of the day. In a story stocked with
fascinating characters from Berlin's highly politicized undergrounds-including playwright
Heiner Müller  cult figure Blixa Bargeld of the industrial band Einstürzende Neubauten  the
internationally known French Wall artist Thierry Noir  the American multimedia artist Danielle
de Picciotto (founder of Love Parade)  and David Bowie during his Ziggy Stardust
incarnation-Hockenos argues that the DIY energy and raw urban vibe of the early 1990s shaped
the new Berlin and still pulses through the city today. Just as Mike Davis captured Los Angeles
in his City of Quartz  Berlin Calling is a unique account of how Berlin became hip  and of why
it continues to attract creative types from the world over.

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