1st Edition

Artists and Intellectuals in Exile in 1970's West Berlin

By Azadeh Fatehrad Copyright 2027
134 Pages 27 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Artists and Intellectuals in Exile in 1970s West Berlin explores how displacement and exile became catalysts for artistic and intellectual innovation during a pivotal period in European cultural history. Drawing on extensive archival research, fieldwork, and interviews, the book examines how exiled and migrant artists- including Günter Brus, Romy Haag, Anne Jud, Marwan Kassab-Bachi, and Akbar... Read more

Introduction, 1.  Kreuzberg, the District of In-Betweenness,  2.  Günter Brus: Exile, Collaboration, and the Poetics of Reinvention,  3.  Romy Haag: Gendered Exile and Queer World-Making in West Berlin,  4.  Anne Jud: Feminist Performance, Exile, and the Material City,  5.  Marwan of Syria: Exile, Figuration, and the Politics of the Face,  6.  Akbar Behkalam: Exile, Revolution, and the Politics of Form,  7.  The Community of Creative Exiles in West Berlin

Biography

Azadeh Fatehrad is Professor of Art and Public Policy and Programme Director of Inclusive and Empowered Places at Teesside University, UK. Her research explores participatory art, migration, and social cohesion. Her recent publications include Community, Culture, and Space: Mapping Belonging (2025) and Negotiating Belonging: Migrants’ Home-Making Practices in Transitional Urban Spaces (2026).