The Cold War was waged not only through politics and the stockpiling of world-ending bombs, but in every sphere of life. Two new exhibitions at the Wende Museum illuminate how the Cold War was fought through psychology, science, and culture – while provoking compelling questions about how art, media, and even our own minds might be at play in the ideological battles of today. The War of Nerves: Psychological Landscapes of the Cold War, a collaboration with Wellcome Collection (London), and Red Shoes: Love, Politics, and Dance During the Cold War are on view September 16, 2018, to January 13, 2019. The Cold War was in many ways a war of the mind. For forty years, as two superpowers struggled to impose their respective ideologies on the minds of the masses, they faced each other with fear, distrust, and nuclear brinkmanship. The “war of nerves” between East and West involved the promise of mutually assured destruct
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