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Ostmoderne

@ostmoderne.bsky.social
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Documenting the concrete, mosaics, and murals of the GDR. An archive of East German Kunst am Bau & socialist modernism. 📷 Original photography unless otherwise indicated. Alt account @digitalcosmonaut.com

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Ostmoderne @ostmoderne.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
A section of the "Tierwelt" (Wildlife) mosaic by Dagmar Glaser-Lauermann, 1973 📍Berlin, Germany
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Ostmoderne @ostmoderne.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
„Gaben der Völker“ (Gifts of the Peoples) by Irmela and Martin Hadelich, 1966 📍Halle-Neustadt, Germany
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iamkosmonaut @digitalcosmonaut.com · 03/10/2026
Happy 3er Oktober #TagDerEinheit
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Ostmoderne @ostmoderne.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
"Arbeiten für den Frieden" (Working for Peace), by Walter Womacka, 1965 📍 Eisenhüttenstadt, Germany
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Ostmoderne @ostmoderne.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Still on my list to photograph 👍🏻
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Ostmoderne @ostmoderne.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Friedenstaube ("Peace Dove") by Ortraud Lerch, 1977 📍Berlin, Germany
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Ostmoderne @ostmoderne.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
This piece was originally located on a different building that was torn down in 2010. The new owners of the property decided to save the mosaic and had it restored in 2018 at the cost of roughly €15,000.
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Ostmoderne @ostmoderne.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Title, Artist and Year unknown (circa 1960s). 📍Chemnitz (formerly Karl-Marx-Stadt), Germany
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Ostmoderne @ostmoderne.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Untitled by Arno Rink, 1971 📍Leipzig, Germany
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Ostmoderne @ostmoderne.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
A segment of the "Aus dem Leben der Kinder" ("From the Lives of Children") by Walter Womacka, 1955 📍Eisenhüttenstadt (formerly Stalinstadt), Germany
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Ostmoderne @ostmoderne.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Spent the day out and about in Chemnitz. Glorious weather and lots of new material 👍🏻
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Ostmoderne @ostmoderne.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Emblem of the GDR on the Leipzig Opera by Kunz Nierade and Kurt Hemmerling, 1960 📍Leipzig, Germany
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Ostmoderne @ostmoderne.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
"Kosmonaut“ (Cosmonaut) by Erich Enge, 1967 📍Schwedt/Oder, Germany
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Ostmoderne @ostmoderne.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
This neon sign was supposeldy inspired the "Go West Cowboy" in Las Vegas. The advertisement in Leipzig was put under monument protection in 1993. You used to be able to send a paid text message to a number and the sign would light up for 3 minutes. Sadly that service was discontinued in 2025.
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Ostmoderne @ostmoderne.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
"Die Löffelfamilie" (The Spoon Family) by Theo Hesselbarth and Jürgen Mau, 1975 📍Leipzig, Germany
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Ostmoderne @ostmoderne.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The display at th S-Bahn Station was part of the Berliner Festspiele which did art tours/discussions along the Ringbahn. They ran from 20.8 until 20.9 - but you can still read up on it here. www.berlinerfestspiele.de/what-if-berlin
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What If Berlin
Für das 75. Jubiläum lädt der japanische Künstler Akira Takayama das Publikum der Berliner Festspiele an vier Wochenenden zu Touren über die 27 Ring-S-Bahnhöfe ein, für deren Umgestaltung er die Reali...
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Ostmoderne @ostmoderne.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
If you go through the main entrance of the S-Bahn Greifswalder Str. you might have noticed this "new" mural. It's a replica of Walter Womackas "Wenn Kommunisten träumen" (When communists dream) from 1976, and was originally displayed in the Palast der Republik.
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Ostmoderne @ostmoderne.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Untitled - by Kurt-Hermann Kühn, 1982 📍Potsdam, Germany
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Ostmoderne @ostmoderne.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
“Arbeit für das Glück des Menschen” (Labour for the Happiness of People) by Walter Womacka, 1989 📍Berlin, Germany
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Ostmoderne @ostmoderne.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
„Sorbisches Leben“ (Sorbian Life) by Erich Enge, 1966 📍 Hoyerswerda, Germany
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Ostmoderne @ostmoderne.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
"Flug der Schwäne" (Flight of the Swans) by Heinz Möhrdel, 1983 📍 Halle (Saale), Germany
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Ostmoderne @ostmoderne.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Untitled by Rudolf Grunemann, 1955 📍 Frankfurt(Oder), Germany
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Ostmoderne @ostmoderne.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Segment of a larger mural. Name, Artist and Year currently unknown. 📍Berlin, Germany
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Ostmoderne @ostmoderne.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
A segment from "Unser Leben" (Our Life) by Walter Womacka, 1964 📍Berlin, Germany
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Ostmoderne @ostmoderne.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
After last week's break - we are back to regularly posting 👍🏻
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Ostmoderne @ostmoderne.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Not too long ago, Alexanderplatz had a very different look and feel. It's only from above that you'll really notice that Womackas "Brunnen der Völkerfreundschaft" (1969) was once part of a larger spiral design, that was removed during renovations in 2006/2007. (Photo #3 by B Sigursveinsson, 2003)
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Ostmoderne @ostmoderne.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
"Der Weg der roten Fahne" (The Path of the Red Flag) by Gerhard Bondzin, 1969 📍Dresden, Germany
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iamkosmonaut @digitalcosmonaut.com · 04/09/2026
East Germany being East Germany
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Ostmoderne @ostmoderne.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
They then "reconstructed" the piece with the tracing they had made, accidentally turning the polish flag on its head and applying the wrong color to the Oder and Neise rivers which were originally blue. The piece was only officially confirmed to be by Richter in 2022. 2/2
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Ostmoderne @ostmoderne.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
A little background to this piece: the former school was renovated in 2003 and the sun dial was already heavily damaged. Construction workers "traced" the original design, and removed the piece - being completely unaware of it's provenance. 1/2
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Ostmoderne @ostmoderne.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
"Sonnenuhr" (Sundial) by Gerhard Richter, 1959. Destroyed 2003. "Restored" 2003. 📍 Hagenwerder, Germany
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Ostmoderne @ostmoderne.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
"Industrie und Arbeiterklasse" (Industry and Working Class) by Horst Ring, 1970 📍 Cottbus, Germany
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www.slowtravelberlin.com @slowberlin.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
"The Berlin U-Bahn station Magdalenenstraße, on the city’s U5 line, is the stop most people take if they are visiting the nearby Stasi Museum. It features a remarkable series of hand-painted murals depicting scenes from German labour history” www.slowtravelberlin.com/the-gdr-mura...
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Ostmoderne @ostmoderne.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
"Künstler" (Artists) by Wolfram Schubert, 1962 📍 Neubrandenburg, Germany
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Ostmoderne @ostmoderne.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Warschau (Warsaw) by Rudolf Grunemann, 1972 📍 Frankfurt(Oder), Germany
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Ostmoderne @ostmoderne.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Untitled - by Dieter Gantz / Konrad Knebel / Rolf Schubert, 1964 📍Berlin, Germany
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Ostmoderne @ostmoderne.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
"Babrios saure Trauben" (Babrios' Sour Grapes) by Peter Hoppe, 1982 📍Berlin, Germany
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Ostmoderne @ostmoderne.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Untitled - Artist and year currently unknown 📍Köthen, Germany
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Ostmoderne @ostmoderne.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Untitled - Artist and year currently unknown 📍Köthen, Germany
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Ostmoderne @ostmoderne.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Got a link/title?
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Ostmoderne @ostmoderne.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
The mural is located in the socialist classicist city hall of Eisenhüttenstadt. Built in 1953 when the city was still known as Stalinstadt - it was meant to be one of several monumental buildings in the city, though it was the only one ever completed.
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Ostmoderne @ostmoderne.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Doch - direkt über der linken Tür 😉
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Ostmoderne @ostmoderne.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
"Unser neues Leben" (Our New Life) by Walter Womacka, 1958 📍 Eisenhüttenstadt (formerly Stalinstadt), Germany
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iamkosmonaut @digitalcosmonaut.com · 27/08/2026
Public Service Announcement: The Tag Des Offenen Denkmals is rapidly approaching. A great opportunity to get a look behind some doors that are usually closed to the public. It's a nationwide event and they have a very useful app. In Berlin they even have a hard copy "book" for all events.
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Ostmoderne @ostmoderne.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Juri-Gagarin-Schule by Gerhard Goßmann, 1975 📍 Fürstenwalde, Germany
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Ostmoderne @ostmoderne.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Matroschka by Rudolf Grunemann, 1972 📍 Frankfurt(Oder), Germany
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Ostmoderne @ostmoderne.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Lovely to see the followers for this account growing and that peoole are enjoying the posts! ♥️ BTW - if youre on instagram - so are we! www.instagram.com/ostmosaik
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Ostmoderne @ostmoderne.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Untitled by Karl Kothe, 1960 📍 Dessau-Roßlau, Germany
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Ostmoderne @ostmoderne.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Maxim-Gorki-Stele / "Lied vom Sturmvogel" (The Song of the Stormy Petrel) by Gerhard Gossmann, 1968 📍Bad-Saarow, Germany
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Ostmoderne @ostmoderne.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
„Gaben der Völker“ (Gifts of the Peoples) by Irmela and Martin Hadelich, 1966 📍Halle-Neustadt, Germany
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