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Berlin retrospective examines Schlingensief's provocative Diana and monarchy performances

A Berlin retrospective revisits provocateur Christoph Schlingensief's 2006 play "Kaprow City," which depicted Queen Elizabeth performing a Hitler salute and re-enacted Princess Diana's fatal crash. The late German artist's work investigated how Diana became a modern icon consumed as entertainment. The Gropius Bau exhibition explores Schlingensief's legacy examining media power, colonialism and spectacle before his 2010 death.

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Published 15 Oct 2026, 06:00 UTC · Updated 15 Oct 2026, 06:21 UTC

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