Krolow, Wolfgang (Photography) and Peter-Paul Zahl (Preface).

[SQUATTING IN BERLIN] Fabrik Zeitung: Fabrik für Kultur, Sport und Handwerk, nos. 1–4 and and 2 further "extra" issues, as well as one unnumbered issue, altogether 7 issues.

Berlin: self-published, November 1976–September 1980. Folios and quartos (42.8 × 30.5 to 30.3 × 21.4 cm). Original pictorial self-wrappers, two of them staple-stitched; [4]; [28]; 39, [1]; 62, [1]; [4]; and [4] pp. With numerous illustrations; One issue hole-punched at margins; leaves mostly somewhat toned; else good or better. Item #54200

The Factory Commune was quite different from other Berlin squatter groups. Unlike these, the factory commune was not concerned with a direct confrontation with owners and authorities, but with alternative living and working conditions. Subculturally, the group was still influenced more by the hippie movement and less by the punks. There were various working groups in the Fabrik, for example a group for photography with a darkroom, another group for printing crafts, in which the basics from layout to offset printing were taught. Various sports, from karate to soccer, were also organized. There were also theater, music, and dance groups. The issues provide extensive information about the various activities, the expansion of the workshops. The basic political stance becomes clear again and again, but in contrast to the publications of the squatters, confrontations with the police play no or only a clearly subordinate role.

As of February 2024, OCLC does not list any holdings in North America, and only one outside of Germany (in the Netherlands).

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