A city at the crossroads of history, Berlin is a dynamic metropolis known for its edgy and vibrant role in the worlds of fashion, art, media, film, business, and politics. This photographic portfolio features works by iconic artists such as Peter Lindbergh, Elliott Erwitt, Oliver Mark, Andreas Mühe and Daniel Biskup, as well as rising stars from the newest generation of photographs. Browse stunning images of Berlin’s past glories and hardships, as well as multi-faceted glimpses of its current eclectic energy. Edited by Dagmar von Taube, reporter with her finger on the pulse of international society; in collaboration with top Berlin photo gallery Camera Work and the Ullstein-Bildarchiv, renowned archive of photographic art.
Berlin, eine Metropole am Schei - deweg der Geschichte, sprüht vor Leben und setzt...
Stanley Kubrick called his last film EYES WIDE SHUT (1999) a game of deception between illusion and reality, a sort of mantling and dismantling based on Schnitzler's "Dream Story". Similarly, the German photographer Oliver Mark (born in 1963 in Gelsenkirchen) plays with masquerade and dreams in his images creating an impressive closeness to the people portrayed. Stars like Cate Blanchett, Mia Farrow and Will Smith are staging dreams in front of Marks camera as if suggested by the photographer. Mark names his exhibition Shuteye, where Kubrick's colleagues Spike Lee, Lars von Trier and Wes Anderson can be seen with their eyes shut, seemingly sleeping or dreaming. It comes as no surprise, since Mark often portrays famous people, amongst them artists like Louise Bourgois and Jörg Immendorf who don&#...