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Sibylle Bergemann Biography
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1941 |
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born on the 29th of August in Berlin
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1966 |
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begins photographic training with Arno Fische
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1965 - 1967 |
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works for the journal „Das Magazin“
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1967 |
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freelance photographer, especially for “Sonntag – Magazine for Art and Literature"
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1975 - 1986 |
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documentation of the construction of the Marx-Engels Monument in Berlin
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1987 - 1990 |
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photographic documentation of two theatre productions by Heiner Müller,“Lohndrücker” and “Hamlet”, at the Deutschen Theater, Berlin
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1990 |
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founding member of “OSTKREUZ - Agentur der Fotografen (photographer’s agency)”, Berlin
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1990 |
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publication of photos in “GEO”, “Die Zeit”, “Spiegel”, “Stern”, “New York Times Magazine”, et al.
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1994 |
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member of the Academy of Arts, Berlin-Brandenburg
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1970 - 1995 |
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portrait and fashion photographer for the fashion journal “Sibylle”
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The artist lives and works in Berlin and Gransee, Brandenburg.
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| Selected Exhibitions |
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2009
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“Kunst und Kalter Krieg. Deutsche Positionen 1945-1989”, Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nürnberg
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2009
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“Art of two Germanys. Cold War Cultures”, Los Angeles County Museum of Art - LACMA, Los Angeles
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2009
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“New York – New York“, Galerie argus fotokunst, Berlin (solo)
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2008 - 2009
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"Photographien", Galleria Grazia Neri, Mailand; Akademie der Künste, Moskau (solo)
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2008
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“Of Art and Politics – Photography in the Collection of the German Bundestag”, Kunst-Raum im Deutschen Bundestag, Berlin
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2007 - 2008
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“Do Not Refreeze - Photography Behind the Berlin Wall”, Cornerhouse, Manchester (GB); Focal Point Gallery, Southend-on-Sea, Essex (GB)
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2007
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“Challenging Walls”, Jerusalem, Israel
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2007
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“European Photography”, Turner Carroll Gallery, Santa Fe, USA
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2007
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“Fading Memories”, Museum für Photographie, Braunschweig (D) (solo)
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2006 - 2007
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“Photos”, Academy of Arts , Berlin (solo)
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2006
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“To Live. To See”, exhibition in the context of the Photokina, Cologne, “To Live. To See”, exhibition in the context of the Photokina, Cologne, at the Käthe Kollwitz Museum, Cologne
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2006
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Galerie Robert Morat, Hamburg (with Arno Fischer)
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2006
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“Olhares Cruzados (Intersecting Views) – Cristiano Mascaro sees Berlin, Sibylle Bergemann sees São Paulo”, Goethe Institute, Berlin
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2006
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“Heartbeat of Fashion”, Deichtorhallen, House of Photography, Hamburg
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2005
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“Heimat Moderne – Die photographierte Stadt”, Galerie für Zeitgenössische Kunst, Leipzig
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2005
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“Utopia and Reality. East German Photography 1956-1989”, Willy-Brandt-Haus, Berlin
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2005
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“Neueinstellung – Deutschlandbilder”, Ostkreuz, Galerie Pfefferberg, Berlin
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2004
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Galerie argus fotokunst, Berlin (solo)
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2004
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“Finissage. Farewell to Schiffbauerdamm”, Schiffbauerdamm Apartment, Berlin (solo)
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2003
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“A Clear Vision: Photos of the F.C. Gundlach Collection”, Deichtorhallen, House of Photography, Hamburg
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2003
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“Art in the DDR. A Retrospective”, Nationalgalerie, Berlin
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2003
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“Olhares Cruzados (Intersecting Views) – Cristiano Mascaro sees Berlin, Sibylle Bergemann sees São Paulo”, Goethe Institute/Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasil
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2002
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“Projekte mit Fotografie”, Kunststiftung Poll, Berlin
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2001
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“Yva, Bergemann, McGrew”, Postfuhramt, Berlin
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2000
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“Bilder die noch fehlten”, Hygiene Museum, Dresden
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1999
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“Projekte mit Fotografie. Berlin - Stadt im Wandel. 21 Fotografen”,Kunststiftung Poll, Berlin
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1999
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“Show Me the Thing You Value Most”, Museum Berlin-Kreuzberg, Berlin (solo)
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1998
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“Angel in the City”, Galerie Le Manège, Kulturbrauerei, Berlin (solo)
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1997
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“now upon a time ”, Land Brandenburg Lotto GmbH, Potsdam (solo)
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1991
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Centre Régional de la Photographie, Douchy (F) (solo)
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1987
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“Always the same Sky”, Club der Kulturschaffenden, Berlin (solo)
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1981
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Neue Dresdener Galerie, Dresden (solo)
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1974
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Haus der Jungen Talente, Berlin (solo)
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| Literature |
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2009
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Ostkreuz – Agentur der Fotografen (Ed.): Ostzeit. Geschichten aus einemvergangenen Land (photos by Sibylle Bergemann, Harald Hauswald, Ute Mahler, Werner Mahler and Maurice Weis) with texts by Marcus Jauer, Wolfgang Kil, Alexander Osang and Ingo Schulze, Ostfildern 2009.
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2006
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Sibylle Bergemann. Photographien, Cat.: Akademie der Künste, Berlin / Museum für Photographie, Braunschweig / Ostkreuz – Agentur der Fotografen, Berlin, in cooperation with Sibylle Bergemann, with texts by Cees Nooteboom, Jutta Voigt and Matthias Flügge, Heidelberg 2006.
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2000
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Koetzle, Hans-Michael: Lexikon der Fotografen 1900 bis heute, Munich 2000, p. 44, 144, 339, 376.
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2000
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Deutsches Hygienemuseum / Deutsche Behindertenshilfe – Aktion Mensch e.V. (Ed.): Bilder, die noch fehlten, Cat.: Deutsches Hygienemuseum, Dresden 2000, p. 37-41, 135.
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2000
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Melis, Dorothea: Die Berlinerin. Fotografien und Geschichten, Berlin 2000, p. 163-184, 264.
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2000
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Chausseestraße 125. Die Wohnungen von Bertolt Brecht und Helene Weigel in Berlin-Mitte, Akademie der Künste (Ed.), Berlin 2000.
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1998
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Melis, Dorothea: SIBYLLE. Modefotografien aus drei Jahrzehnten DDR, Berlin 1998, p. 168-193.
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1997
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Land Brandenburg Lotto GmbH (Ed.): Es ist einmal, Potsdam 1997.
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1993
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Bergemann, Sibylle: Das Chinesische Teehaus in Potsdam-Sanssouci, Berlin 1993.
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1992
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Buberl, Brigitte (Ed.): Mode. Foto. Mode. Fotografien von Sibylle Bergemann und Horst Wackerbarth, Heidelberg 1992.
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1992
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Bergemann, Sibylle: Verwunderte Wirklichkeit, with text by Jutta Voigt, Berlin 1992.
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1990
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Ostkreuz – Agentur der Fotografen (Ed.): Sibylle Bergemann, Harald Hauswald, Ute Mahler, Werner Mahler, Jens Rötzsch, Thomas Sandberg, Harf Zimmermann, Berlin 1990.
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1990
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Müller, Heiner / Bergemann, Sibylle: Ein Gespenst verlässt Europa, Cologne 1990.
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1988
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Runge, Irene / Bergemann, Sibylle: Du sollst nicht immer Holland sagen,Berlin 1988.
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1986
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Runge, Irene / Bergemann, Sibylle: Himmelhölle Manhatten, Berlin 1986.
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1980
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Bergemann, Sybille / Walter, K.: Berlin – ein Reise(ver)führer, Rudolstadt 1980.
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