Kunstsammlungen am Theaterplatz
20. Feb 2025 –
15. Feb 2026
Galerie Oben and Clara Mosch

In opposition to the official cultural scene in the GDR, a hotspot of the alternative art scene developed in Karl-Marx-Stadt (Chemnitz) in the early 1970s. With the Galerie Oben and the artists’ group Clara Mosch (1977–1982), which also ran an artists’ cooperative gallery, the city had two institutions that attracted art lovers from all over the country with their unconventional exhibition programme, actions and events. At the same time, these venues served as platforms for ...