The International Trade Centre by Night is a site-specific lecture performance by Anna Bromley presented in the foyer of the International Trade Centre (IHZ). Drawing on archival materials from the estates of Werner Schinko and Fritz Lange, as well as holdings from the ifa – Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen, the German Federal Archives, and the Akademie der Künste, Bromley combines historical research with autobiographical material.
Opened in 1978, the IHZ was regarded as a symbol of the GDR’s international opening: Western companies and the GDR’s foreign trade organizations operated under one roof. This function was also embedded in the building’s architecture, which was frequently featured on postcards as an iconic image. In front of the original world map by Klaus Wittkugel, preserved in the foyer, the performance unfolds the relationships between the GDR and countries in North Africa and West Asia during the 1970s and 1980s. Weaving together artists’ travels, documents, slides, and objects, Bromley reflects on the role of art at the intersection of cultural policy, foreign trade, and international entanglements.
The lecture performance will take place in German at 17:00 and in English at 18:00.
Location: foyer, Internationales Handelszentrum Berlin,
IHZ-Hochhaus, Friedrichstraße 95, 10117 Berlin
No registration required
