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Gabriele Stötzer, East German Dissident Artist, Wins 2026 Goslarer Kaiserring
Gabriele Stötzer, an artist from Erfurt, Germany, will receive the Goslarer Kaiserring in October 2026—one of the world's highest distinctions in contemporary art. According to Die Zeit, the award honours a career marked by resistance to the East German regime: at age 23, Stötzer spent 12 months in prison for protesting against the Biermann-Ausbürgerung. A major retrospective of her work, titled "Dabei sein und nicht schweigen" (Be Present and Do Not Stay Silent), is on view at Berlin's Gropius-Bau through December 6, 2026.