The graphic wit of Roland Topor: posters from the Gerard Herbst Poster Collection The Ian Potter Museum of Art, the University of Melbourne 23 February to 15 May 2011

Catalogue of works in the exhibition

Roland Topor born Paris 1938, died Paris 1997

1 Oleanna 1994 Poster for the Munich Studio Theatre summer 1994 production of Oleanna by David Mamet. Director: Dieter Dorn, set designer: Alexander Sascha Gross; starring Anika Pages and Helmut Griem The University of Melbourne Art Collection. Gift of Gerard Herbst 1996 1996.3222

2 Love letters 1990 Poster for the Munich Studio Theatre 1990–91 production of Love letters by AR Gurney. Director: Helmut Griem; starring Gustl Halenke and Thomas Holtzmann The University of Melbourne Art Collection. Gift of Gerard Herbst 1996 1996.3221

3 Bauerntheater 1995 Poster for the Munich Studio Theatre March 1995 production of Bauerntheater by Franz Xaver Kroetz. Director: Franz Xaver Kroetz, set designer: Götz Loepelmann, costume designer: Ann Poppel The University of Melbourne Art Collection. Gift of Gerard Herbst 1996 1996.4360

4 Musik [Music] 1995 Poster for the Munich Studio Theatre May 1995 production of Music by Frank Wedekind. Director: Jens-Daniel Herzog, set designer: Alexander Lintl The University of Melbourne Art Collection. Gift of Gerard Herbst 1996 1996.4358

5 Prinz Friedrich von Homburg [The Prince of Homburg] 1995 Poster for the Munich Studio Theatre October 1995 production of The Prince of Homburg by Heinrich von Kleist. Director: Dieter Dorn, set designer: Jürgen Rose The University of Melbourne Art Collection. Gift of Gerard Herbst 1996 1996.4356

6 Reden über Deutschland [Talking about Germany] 1991 Poster for the Munich Studio Theatre 1991 seminar series Talking about Germany. Speakers: Gyula Horn, Daniil A Granin, Wim Wenders, Freya von Moltke, Jorge Semprún, Libuše Moníková The University of Melbourne Art Collection. Gift of Gerard Herbst 1996 1996.3473

7 Wunschkonzert [Request concert] 1995 Poster for the Munich Studio Theatre December 1995 production of Request concert by Franz Xaver Kroetz. Director: Franz Xaver Kroetz, set designer: Ann Poppel; starring Sibylle Canonica The University of Melbourne Art Collection. Gift of Gerard Herbst 1996 1996.4342 8 Don Juan oder Der Steinerne Gast [Don Juan or The stone guest] 1991 Poster for the Munich Studio Theatre March 1991 production of Don Juan or The stone guest by Molière. Director: Hans-Joachim Ruckhäberle, set designer: Volker Pfüller The University of Melbourne Art Collection. Gift of Gerard Herbst 1996 1996.3480

9 Carceri [Prisons] 1996 Poster for the Munich Studio Theatre February 1996 production of Prisons by Kerstin Specht. Director: Christian Stückl, set designer: Alu Walter The University of Melbourne Art Collection. Gift of Gerard Herbst 1996 1996.4344

10 Tartuffe [The imposter] 1995 Poster for the Munich Studio Theatre December 1995 production of The imposter by Molière. Director: Jens-Daniel Herzog, set designer: Alexander Lintl The University of Melbourne Art Collection. Gift of Gerard Herbst 1996 1996.4354

11 Letzter Gast [Last guest] 1996 Poster for the Munich Studio Theatre January 1996 production of Last guest by Herbert Achternbusch. Director: Alexander Lang, set designer: Caroline Neven Du Mont The University of Melbourne Art Collection. Gift of Gerard Herbst 1996 1996.4355

12 Liebkosungen [Caresses] 1995 Poster for the Munich Studio Theatre March 1995 production of Caresses by Sergi Belbel. Director: Torsten Bischof, set designer: Ulrike Schlemm The University of Melbourne Art Collection. Gift of Gerard Herbst 1996 1996.4357

13 Der Sturm [The tempest] 1994 Poster for the Munich Studio Theatre January 1994 production of Shakespeare’s The tempest. Director: Dieter Dorn, set designer: Jürgen Rose, music: Roger Jannotta The University of Melbourne Art Collection. Gift of Gerard Herbst 1996 1996.4361

14 Schlusschor [Final chorus] 1991 Poster for the Munich Studio Theatre February 1991 production of Final chorus by Botho Strauss. Director: Dieter Dorn, set designer: Jürgen Rose The University of Melbourne Art Collection. Gift of Gerard Herbst 1996 1996.3474

15 Stella 1991 Poster for the Munich Studio Theatre July 1991 production of Stella by Johann Wolfgang Goethe. Director: Thomas Langhoff, set designer: Jürgen Rose The University of Melbourne Art Collection. Gift of Gerard Herbst 1996 1996.3475

16 Reden über Deutschland [Talking about Germany] 1990 Poster for the Munich Studio Theatre 1990 seminar series Talking about Germany. Speakers: Jewgenij A Jewtuschenko, André Glucksmann, Timothy Garton Ash, Robert G Livingston, Andrzej Szczypiorski, Shimon Peres The University of Melbourne Art Collection. Gift of Gerard Herbst 1996 1996.3472 17 Amiwiesen 1990 Poster for the Munich Studio Theatre 1990–91 production of Amiwiesen by Kerstin Specht. Director and set and costume designer: Kazuko Watanabe; starring Doris Schade The University of Melbourne Art Collection. Gift of Gerard Herbst 1996 1996.3223

18 Inszenierung eines Kusses [Staging of a kiss] 1994 Poster for the Munich Studio Theatre November 1994 production of Staging of a kiss by Oliver Bukowski. Director: Martin Meltke, set designer: Matthias Kupfernagel The University of Melbourne Art Collection. Gift of Gerard Herbst 1996 1996.4341

19 Keine Arbeit für die junge Frau im Frühlingskleid [No work for the young woman in spring dress] 1996 Poster for the Munich Studio Theatre April 1996 production of No work for the young woman in spring dress by Roland Schimmelpfennig. Director and set designer: Peer Boysen The University of Melbourne Art Collection. Gift of Gerard Herbst 1996 1996.4343

20 Der Hausmeister [The caretaker] 1995 Poster for the Munich Studio Theatre February 1995 production of The caretaker by Harold Pinter. Director: Gerd Böckmann, set designer: Paul Lerchbaumer; starring Stefan Hunstein, Axel Milberg and Rudolph Wessely The University of Melbourne Art Collection. Gift of Gerard Herbst 1996 1996.4345

21 Der blaue Boll [The blue ball] 1991 Poster for the Munich Studio Theatre March 1991 production of The blue ball by Ernst Barlach. Director: Hans Lietzau, set designer: Jürgen Rose The University of Melbourne Art Collection. Gift of Gerard Herbst 1996 1996.3479

22 Nathan der Weise [Nathan the wise] 1994 Poster for the Munich Studio Theatre December 1994 production of Nathan the wise by Gottold Ephram Lessing. Director: Alexander Lang, set designer: Caroline Neven Du Mont The University of Melbourne Art Collection. Gift of Gerard Herbst 1996 1996.4359