Sibylle Bergemann
1941–2010
Biography
Sibylle Bergmann (German, 1941–2010) received a clerical training in East Berlin between 1958 and 1960. She subsequently held a white-collar job. From 1965 to 1967 she worked on the editorial staff of the monthly Das Magazin (The Magazine), where she developed an interest in photography. At this job she first met photographer Arno Fischer in 1966, with whom she lived until her death. He influenced her eventual decision to be an independent photographer, commencing her photographic training with Fischer in 1966. The apartment they shared in Berlin became an intellectual center for the alternative photography community in the GDR. From 1967 on, she worked as a freelance photographer for various magazines, such as for legendary fashion magazine Sibylle, and she became a member of the DIREKT group. In 1990 she became a founding member of Ostkreuz - Agentur der Fotografen (Agency of Photographers) in Berlin, and in 1994 a member of the Academy of the Arts in Berlin. In the 1990s she traveled extensively around the globe to take photos for internationally renowned magazines. Bergemann’s photographs focus on quiet, atmospheric moments, not on strong symbols or grand gestures. She sidestepped the prohibited ideas by opting for fashion photography and everyday shots of her immediate surroundings.
Exhibitions
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Press
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L'Œil de la Photographie: Sheroes of Photography, Part I
Mar 02, 2021
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Der Tagesspiegel: LICHTGESTALTEN | LUMINARIES
Feb 27, 2021
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FRANKFURTER ALLGEMEINE ZEITUNG: HEROINES WITH THE CAMERA
Feb 20, 2021
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Rheinische Post: Düsseldorf zeigt seinen neuen Schatz
Feb 19, 2020
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TIP BERLIN: "Es muss mich berühren"
Dec 01, 2017
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Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung: Mahlstrom der Bilder
Nov 11, 2017
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Le Figaro: Paris Photo, l'aboratoire d'images
Nov 10, 2017
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Der Tagesspiegel: So schön, so matt
Jun 24, 2017
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MONOPOL: Niemals perfekt
May 09, 2017
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Berliner Zeitung: The Simplicity That is So Difficult to Achieve
May 05, 2017
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Berliner Morgenpost: Art with a Spree View
May 03, 2017
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Berliner Zeitung: Der Rand der Welt, nicht die Mitte
Nov 03, 2010
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Die Welt: Unerwünschte persönliche Stellungnahmen per Foto
Apr 10, 2010
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Handelsblatt: Austausch mit Paris belebt die Berlin Kunstszene
Jan 29, 2010
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Neues Deutschland: Grobkörnige Alltagsportraits
Jan 28, 2010
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Photo Presse: East Side Stories
Jan 01, 2010
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Brennpunkt: East Side Stories. German Photographs 1950s–1980s
Jan 01, 2010