Photographs by Anno Wilms
The exhibition Berlin, du schriller Vogel (Berlin, you flamboyant bird) presents Anno Wilms' unique photographs from the 1970s, which captured some of the most flamboyant and vibrant places in West Berlin.
Image gallery
Anno Wilms, Chez Romy Haag, 1977 Schwarz-Weiß-Vintage-Print
Her pictures show legendary meeting places of the queer scene, such as the now cult travesty and drag bar Lützower Lampe, or Chez Romy Haag, which established its own unique artistic programme somewhere between nightclub and revue theatre.
Two melting pots with international appeal for celebrities such as David Bowie, Iggy Pop, Grace Jones, Freddie Mercury, Helmut Newton and Mick Jagger.
The exhibition captures a time when the nightlife of the walled city was characterised by untamed freedom and cultural diversity, or, as composer Gyoergy Ligeti put it: ‘... a surrealistic cage: those who are inside are free.’
- The exhibition was created in cooperation with the Anno Wilms Foundation.
Exhibition opening
on Friday, 11 July 2025, 6 p.m. at the Kommunale Galerie Berlin, Hohenzollerndamm 176, 10713 Berlin
Welcome
Heike Schmitt-Schmelz | District Councillor
Dr. Nina Zenker | Anno Wilms Foundation
Introduction
Norbert Wiesneth | Kommunale Galerie Berlin
Exhibition duration: 12 July to 14 September 2025
Free admission
