Sibylle Bergemann was one of the most important German photographers of her time. She began photographing in the 1960s as an autodidact and initially worked for the magazine Das Magazin. She later became a freelance photographer for various publications, including Sibylle, Geo and Die Zeit. Her work includes portraits, fashion, reportage and urban photography, whereby she was particularly interested in social fringe zones and poetic image compositions. One of her best-known series documents the creation of the Marx-Engels monument in Berlin (1975-1986). In 1990 she co-founded the OSTKREUZ agency and became a member of the Akademie der Künste in 1994. Her works can be found in international collections, including the MoMA New York, Tate London, the Städel Museum and the Berlinische Galerie.

• 9 Introduction11 The Theatres of Sibylle BergemannSonia Voss20 ArchivesSibylle Bergemann31 Dismantling a Monument Before It Is Erected: On the Reception of Sibylle Bergemann’s Work Series Das Denkmal in East and West GermanyLily von Wild39 The MonumentSibylle Bergemann67 In SuspenseSibylle Bergemann’s Photographic MonumentsSteffen Siegel73 Ein Gespenst Verlässt EuropaHeiner Müller97 Translation to comeChristian Joschke102 ArchivesSibylle Bergemann113 Eleven years.Frieda von Wild118 Biography

Sibylle Bergemann was one of the most important German photographers of her time. She began photographing in the 1960s as an autodidact and initially worked for the magazine Das Magazin. She later became a freelance photographer for various publications, including Sibylle, Geo and Die Zeit. Her work includes portraits, fashion, reportage and urban photography, whereby she was particularly interested in social fringe zones and poetic image compositions. One of her best-known series documents the creation of the Marx-Engels monument in Berlin (1975-1986). In 1990 she co-founded the OSTKREUZ agency and became a member of the Akademie der Künste in 1994. Her works can be found in international collections, including the MoMA New York, Tate London, the Städel Museum and the Berlinische Galerie.

• 9 Introduction11 The Theatres of Sibylle BergemannSonia Voss20 ArchivesSibylle Bergemann31 Dismantling a Monument Before It Is Erected: On the Reception of Sibylle Bergemann’s Work Series Das Denkmal in East and West GermanyLily von Wild39 The MonumentSibylle Bergemann67 In SuspenseSibylle Bergemann’s Photographic MonumentsSteffen Siegel73 Ein Gespenst Verlässt EuropaHeiner Müller97 Translation to comeChristian Joschke102 ArchivesSibylle Bergemann113 Eleven years.Frieda von Wild118 Biography

Sibylle Bergemann was one of the most important German photographers of her time. She began photographing in the 1960s as an autodidact and initially worked for the magazine Das Magazin. She later became a freelance photographer for various publications, including Sibylle, Geo and Die Zeit. Her work includes portraits, fashion, reportage and urban photography, whereby she was particularly interested in social fringe zones and poetic image compositions. One of her best-known series documents the creation of the Marx-Engels monument in Berlin (1975-1986). In 1990 she co-founded the OSTKREUZ agency and became a member of the Akademie der Künste in 1994. Her works can be found in international collections, including the MoMA New York, Tate London, the Städel Museum and the Berlinische Galerie.

• 9 Introduction11 The Theatres of Sibylle BergemannSonia Voss20 ArchivesSibylle Bergemann31 Dismantling a Monument Before It Is Erected: On the Reception of Sibylle Bergemann’s Work Series Das Denkmal in East and West GermanyLily von Wild39 The MonumentSibylle Bergemann67 In SuspenseSibylle Bergemann’s Photographic MonumentsSteffen Siegel73 Ein Gespenst Verlässt EuropaHeiner Müller97 Translation to comeChristian Joschke102 ArchivesSibylle Bergemann113 Eleven years.Frieda von Wild118 Biography