Checkpoint charlie

Explore the significance and history of Checkpoint Charlie, the famous border crossing between East and West Berlin during the Cold War. Discover the stories and events that took place at this iconic landmark.
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Checkpoint Charlie (or "Checkpoint C") was the name given by the Western Allies to the best-known Berlin Wall crossing point between East Berlin and West Berlin during the Cold War. The Soviet Union prompted the construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961 to stop Eastern Bloc emigration westward through the Soviet border system, preventing escape across the city sector border from East Berlin to West Berlin. Checkpoint Charlie became a symbol of the Cold War, representing the separation of east…

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Tseng Kwong Chi 『曾廣智, 1950–1990』, "Checkpoint Charlie, Berlin, Germany" 『德國柏林,查理檢查哨』 (1986, silver gelatin print), M+, West Kowloon Cultural District, Hong Kong. In 1978, Tseng moved to NYC. In 1979, he began taking his influential black & white self-portraits. Shot over 10 years, the "Expeditionary Series" (aka "East Meets West") features Tseng posing in front of landmarks around the world—dressed in a second-hand Zhongshan suit (a Mao suit), mirrored sunglasses & a fake identification badge. Berlin, Zhongshan Suit, Mao Suit, Landmarks Around The World, Checkpoint Charlie, Western Artist, East Meets West, Lowbrow Art, Native Art

Tseng Kwong Chi 『曾廣智, 1950–1990』, "Checkpoint Charlie, Berlin, Germany" 『德國柏林,查理檢查哨』 (1986, silver gelatin print), M+, West Kowloon Cultural District, Hong Kong. In 1978, Tseng moved to NYC. In 1979, he began taking his influential black & white self-portraits. Shot over 10 years, the "Expeditionary Series" (aka "East Meets West") features Tseng posing in front of landmarks around the world—dressed in a second-hand Zhongshan suit (a Mao suit), mirrored sunglasses & a fake identification…

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