About The Book
Das Denkmal (The Monument) brings together for the first time the complete photographic series by Sibylle Bergemann documenting the creation of the Marx-Engels Monument, which was erected on the initiative of the GDR government in 1986, not far from Alexanderplatz in Berlin. This publication presents numerous previously unpublished photographs and opens up a new perspective on one of the photographer’s most important groups of works. Publisher’s Info
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About The Artist
Born in Berlin in 1941, Sibylle Bergemann grew up in postwar Germany and later in the newly founded German Democratic Republic (GDR). After training in office administration, she joined the editorial team of Das Magazin in 1965. There, she met photographer Arno Fischer, who introduced her to photography and later became her husband.
From 1967 onwards, her photographs were regularly published in the weekly Sonntag and later in the magazine Sibylle, where she left a lasting mark on the editorial line with her defiant and subtly critical visual language. Alongside fashion photography, she produced portraits and numerous photo-reportages.
Between 1975 and 1986, Bergemann documented the creation of the Marx and Engels monument in East Berlin, resulting in her renowned series Das Denkmal (The Monument).
In 1990, shortly after the fall of the Berlin Wall, she co-founded the photography agency OSTKREUZ. Commissions from Stern, Geo, and The New York Times finally gave her the freedom to travel the world. She was appointed a member of the Berlin Academy of Arts in 1994. – Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson
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Specifics
Sibylle Bergemann: Das Denkmal (Kerber Verlag, 2025) | 20.0 × 28.0 cm | 160 pages | 65 b/w illustrations | Hardcover | Editor: Sonia Voss, Frieda von Wild, Lily von Wild | Texts by: Christian Joschke, Heiner Müller, Steffen Siegel, Sonia Voss, Frieda von Wild, Lily von Wild | Design: Jérôme Saint-Loubert Bié. Link.
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Header: Sibylle Bergemann, Das Denkmal, Berlin, Februar 1986 Estate Sibylle Bergemann
