Lost East German Art Resurfaces in Dresden Exhibition

A painting by Sabine Slatosch, commissioned in 1987 by the Schmölln district council and exhibited at the X. Kunstausstellung der DDR, was rediscovered in the depot of the Lindenau-Museum in Altenburg after being missing since the early 1990s. The work, a triptych on the theme of humanity and environment, was heavily criticized during its creation. It is now on loan to the exhibition 'Produktive Unruhe' in Dresden, which explores art, audiences, and alternative culture in the GDR. The exhibition also reveals what visitors actually wanted to see and what the Stasi documented. The original 1987 show attracted 1.1 million visitors.