Christian Jankowski, John Bock, Olaf Nicolai, Katharina Sieverding und Monica Bonvicini

The Schaubühne Berlin is one of the foremost German-language theaters and has a unique artistic profile. Between 2018 and 2022, renowned artists Christian Jankowski, John Bock, Olaf Nicolai, Katharina Sieverding, and Monica Bonvicini designed a series of posters for the theater. The outcome: striking two-dimensional artworks that, when inserted into Berlin’s cityscape, created a kind of temporary urban exhibition. The array of artistic executions in the poster campaigns ranges from humorously grotesque scenes or fanciful tableaux featuring members of the ensemble to purely conceptual approaches devoid of any text or imagery, to posters that use round cut-outs to capitalize on their ever-changing impact in the urban space. This publication brings together for the first time all of the designs alongside accompanying texts and interviews.