The dissident painter suffered heart failure while being treated for Covid-19 in Germany

By far the most comprehensive artistic testimony were paintings in what immediately became known as the East Side Gallery

From Frank Thiel's Stadt to Tacita Dean's Palast, some of the best works about the Wall and life in Berlin after reunification

East German area became a space of possibilities, not unlike inner-city New York or east London before they were gentrified

Despite not being rich, the city has a large percentage of professional creatives and a booming gallery scene

This archive article, taken from our feature looking back at the fall of the Berlin Wall 25 years later, shows how German culture remained linked when politics broke down

Five graffitied segments were bought by the non-profit Brussels art fair last year and will be exhibited at the event next year