The portraits of Roger Melis (1940-2009) are legendary. Like few others, the Berlin photographer has shaped the “face” of modern German literature since the early 1960s and has also given visual and performing artists an unmistakable face. Anyone who thinks of Johannes Bobrowski, Heiner Müller, Thomas Brasch and Christa Wolf usually sees his pictures in front of them.

Roger Melis: Jörg Knöfel, Berlin 1989, aus der Serie "Die Künstler vom Prenzlauer Berg"

With over 100 original prints from 40 years, the exhibition brings to mind the entire spectrum of Roger Melis' often praised portrait art and, with well-known photographs and many exhibited for the first time, also sheds light once again on the lively intellectual life of the East German cultural scene.

A special focus of the exhibition is the portrait series “The Artists of Prenzlauer Berg”, which was created in 1989 and was shown for the first and last time more than 30 years ago in the days of upheaval. These are portraits of creative people who exemplify the subcultural awakening movement of the late 1980s in Berlin.

Also on display for the first time are a series of portraits of Berlin photographers and Roger Melis' photographic homage “Thea”, which is dedicated to his life partner, the fashion journalist Dorothea Melis, often referred to as the “Anna Wintour of the East”.

Exhibition period: 04.09. to 27.10.2024

Opening hours:

Wed - Fri, 12:00 - 20:00

Sat, 14:00 - 20:00

Event

Sunday, 20.10.2024, 14:00

Curator guided tours through the exhibition

Location: Gallery Pankow

Breite Straße 8

13187 Berlin

(Events: Program in German)

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