East German Poster Database

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• Das kann doch nicht alles gewesen sein!

  Poster advertises for Bündnis 90 and the Greens in one of the 1990 elections in East Germany.

• Es hat ja doch keinen Sinn!

  Poster reads "It doesn't make sense". The k in "keinen" is crossed through with an x, making the poster read instead "It does make sense" (Es hat ja doch einen Sinn!). Die Grünen Bündnis 90 Insignia bottom right. Poster created for the October 1990 elections (gesamtdeutsche Bundestags).

• Wie packt man einen Miethai?

  Poster reads "How does one grapple with a slum lord?" Die Grünen Bündnis 90 Insignia bottom right.

• M. Jones Band- Mit der LP auf Tour: Herz Schlag

  This poster has a white background with a black grid. In large red and black letters it says M. Jones Band. There is a picture of what looks like an album cover, which depicts a metronome with a heart on the tip, hence the name “Herz Schlag” or “Heart Beat”.

• Woche des Gestischen Theaters/Im Prenzlauer Berg/Künstlerische Leitung Eberhard Kube/Vorverkauf an der Theaterkasse im Palasthotel/30. Juni bis 9. Juli 1989

  Poster is black with text in white, red, and green on all sides. In center is white depiction of a janus-faced head with two hands, palms-up, below. Advertises for "Week of Gestischen Theaters" in the city of Prenzlauer Berg, from Jun 30th through July 9th 1989.

• Die hundert besten Plakate 1990

  This poster has a black background and shows an illustration mimicking three tears in the poster. The background of the tears are different colors: red, yellow, and green. It is an advertisement for the hundred best posters of 1990 at the Berlin City Library (July 4 - 27, 1991).

• Plakate aus Berlin: Auge

  This poster has a gray background and shows several illustrations of eyes in different forms and styles. It is for an exhibition featuring posters of eyes at the ZB Gallery in Berlin (October 1990).

• Plakate aus Berlin

  This poster has a green background with two edges that contain triangular shapes in red, blue, and yellow. It is for an exhibition featuring posters from Berlin in Cottbus (July 12 - August 27, 1995).

• Plakate aus Rußland

  This poster has a red background and shows a silhouette of a brimmed hat turned upside down. The inner-lining of the hat is white. It is for an exhibition featuring posters from Russia in Cottbus and Erfurt (September 5 - October 17, 1995; November 26, 1995 - January 5, 1996). Oversize.

• Volkstrachten aus Ekuador

  This poster has a natural paper background and shows serif text in black. Two banner with black eagles are on the top and bottom of the text, one pink and one white. It is for an exhibition featuring folk costumes from Ecuador at the Weidendamm Gallery (December 10, 1985 - January 3, 1986).

• Gerti Schlegel: Malerei und Grafik

  This poster shows a drawing of a nude female sitting with her elbow rest on a bent leg. Her head is titled and resting on her hand. It is for an exhibition featuring drawings and paintings by Gerti Schlegel at the Mitte Gallery in Berlin (December 18, 1989 - January 12, 1990). Box 6.

• New York Posters zusammengetragen von Brookman im Atelier Riedel

  This poster has a black background and shows zigzagging lines in black and blue. It is for an exhibition featuring New York posters by Hubert Riedel.

• Die hundert besten Plakate 1990

  This poster has a black background and shows an illustration mimicking three tears in the poster. The background of the tears are different colors: red, yellow, and green. It is an advertisement for the hundred best posters of 1990 at the Berlin City Library (July 4 - 27, 1991).

• Volkstrachten aus Ekuador

  This poster has a natural paper background and shows serif text in black. Two banner with black eagles are on the top and bottom of the text, one pink and one white. It is for an exhibition featuring folk costumes from Ecuador at the Weidendamm Gallery (December 10, 1985 - January 3, 1986).

• Ulrich Plenzdorf: Gutenachtgeschichte

  This poster has a blue background and shows an illustration of three city buildings at night with stars in the sky. It is for a book premiere featuring bedtime stories by Ulrich Plensdorf at the Berlin City Library (June 13, 1984).

• Objeckt Kunst Objekt

  This poster has a white background and shows neon orange paint splatters over black text. It is for an exhibition of art at the Gallery im Turm in Berlin (October 6 - 28, 1989).

• Objekt Kunst Objekt

  This poster has a gray background and shows red paint splatters over black text. It is for an exhibition of art at the Gallery im Turm in Berlin (October 6 - 28, 1989).

• Vom Käfer zur Concorde: Populärwissenschaftliche Illustration

  This poster has a black background and shows a yellow bug in left corner and also shows a yellow triangle. It is for an exhibition featuring illustrations at the Gallery im Turm in Berlin (November 4 - 26, 1988).

• Peter Will: Stamm Metamorphose

  This poster has a grey background with a black border. A column of nonsense numbers and letters are shown in the middle of the poster, growing in length down the page. It is for an exhibition titled "Metamorphic Origins" featuring work by Peter Will.

• Karikatur ales Druckgrafik

  This poster has a gray background and shows an illustration of a creature with a red jester's hat on his top tentacle. It is for an exhibition featuring caricatures at the Gallery im Turm in Berlin (July 4 - 28, 1986).

• Mik / Ra / Ke

  This poster has a gray background and shows three rows of yellow silhouettes depicting ceramic objects. It is for an exhibition featuring work by Sigrid C. Artes, Karl Fulle, and Ursula Zänker.

• Friederike Mayröcker (Österreich) liest aus Das Jahr Schnee

  This poster has a black-and-white polka dot background with a red border. The text is black with certain words underlined in red. It is for an event with Austrian writer Friederike Mayröcker at the Berlin City Library (March 18, 1985).

• Walter Vogt (Schweiz)

  This poster has a black-and-white polka dot background and has black text. A red Switzerland flag is shown in a small square. It is for a reading by Swiss writer Walter Vogt at the Berlin City Library (May 4, 1983).

• Spielzeug selbst gemacht

  This poster has a yellow background and shows an illustration of a blue elephant that is disassembled. It is for an exhibition featuring homemade toys at the Berlin City Library (August 2 - 19, 1988).

• 25 Jahre Literaturwettbewerb der Berliner Jugend Wir Lieben das Leben

  This poster has a gray background and shows a graphic design of pencils that are neon orange. The pencils are placed in different directions and are different sizes. It is for a Berlin Youth Literature Composition.