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Founded in 1984 by women around Gabriele Stötzer, the Erfurt Women
Artists’ Group pursued a radically creative lifestyle to counter
the rigid structures of everyday life in the GDR, over a period of
ten years. Subversive, witty, borne of a liberating sense of
defiance against normative gender roles, their artistic expressions
provide an insight into the little-known feminist subculture in the
GDR. Their pioneering role in terms of an exploration of female
identity is particularly reflected through five experimental Super
8 films, subsequent live performances, and fashion-object shows.
Often unfolding intuitively from sequences of audio, dance, and
literary elements, self-created and provocative costumes that
served as alter egos of the artists took centre stage. Their
political commitment culminated in December 1989 in the first
occupation of a Stasi, State Security Service, headquarters,
initiated by five women, three of whom were part of the group.
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