Intergrafik 1980

The Intergrafik 80 was dedicated to the statement "I want to make an impact in this time" of the artist Käthe Kollwitz. More than 1000 graphics by 614 artists from 54 countries were shown at the exhibition center at the Fernsehturm (TV tower) in Berlin.

"I am sincerely enthusiastic about 'Intergrafik 80'. I think its idea is excellent and I feel closely connected to its goals. The exhibition brings together works by graphic artists from all over the world who share the common endeavor of using their means of expression to make a contribution to peace, international understanding and social progress," according to the artist Ejigayehu Tesfaye, who had traveled from Ethiopia, during a panel discussion (translated by Art in Networks, quoted from the newspaper article „Ausländische Gäste zur Intergrafik 80. Gespannt auf Kunst von Freunden aus aller Welt. ND-Gespräche mit Teilnehmern des Symposiums“, Neues Deutschland vom 07.02.1980, translated by Art in Networks)