No Photos on the Dance Floor!: Berlin 1989 - Today by Heiko Hoffman, Felix Hoffmann (Hardcover, 2019) for sale online

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After the Berlin Wall fell in 1989, young squatters, artists, gallerists and DJs from East and West Germany swiftly took over the city, filling empty buildings, factories and vacant lots with new life. Clubs, bars, galleries and studios sprouted up across the city. Music brought together young people who dreamed of freedom and anarchy, making Berlin into the epicenter of an urban nightlife culture. Berlin's club and gallery scene became the driving force behind the city's rejuvenation and gave rise to a new generation of young creatives. The 1990s era of electronic music was forged in clubs such as Bunker, Tresor, E-Werk, WMF, and 103, and in party series like Tekknozid. Techno was the soundtrack for a new era of freedom and East Berlin was the proving ground for many of today's internationally successful DJs including Paul van Dyk, Paul Kalkbrenner and Modeselektor. Club life combined music with visual effects, reflecting contemporary art trends that united videos, films, projections, and music. The melding of the club and art worlds opened up new terrain where ambitious young artists could exchange ideas, share inspiration, and party together, leaving behind everyday concerns. No Photos on the Dance Floor! Berlin 1989 Today documents and brings to life Berlin's club scene since the fall of the Berlin Wall. It is published with C/O Berlin, and will present photographs, videos, films and documentary material by an assortment of photographers and artists such as Wolfgang Tillmans, Martin Eberle, Romuald Karmakar, Carolin Saage and Sven Marquardt, among others. AUTHORS: Felix Hoffmann is Chief Curator of C/O Berlin. He lives in Berlin. Heiko Hoffmann is an author, curator, journalist and has taught at the Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music at NYU. SELLING POINTS: No Photos on the Dance Floor! Berlin 1989 Today documents and brings to life Berlin's club scene since the fall of the Berlin Wall The definitive publication of Berlin's vibrant club scene 300 colour and b/w photographs