Simon Schwartz – Illustration & Comics
About
Simon Schwartz, born in 1982, is one of the best-known German comic artists. He made his debut in 2009 with "drüben!", the touching graphic novel about his parents' departure from East-Germany. His book "Packeis" was awarded the Max and Moritz Prize in 2012. He designed a 7 x 40 meter frieze for the Stasi memorial in Erfurt. In 2017 and 2019 the German Bundestag honored him with solo exhibitions.
New Books
LAGERFELD
(C.H.Beck, 2025)
ISBN: 978-3-406-83772-2
JULY 2025
100 Köpfe der Demokratie
(Hanser Verlag, 2025)
ISBN: 978-3-446-28124-0
AUGUST 2025
On Tour
EXHIBITION
May 1, 2025- November 1, 2027
FAUST - Eine Ausstellung,
Schiller-Museum
Schillerstraße 12
99423 Weimar, Germany
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PANEL DISCUSSION / READING
June 29, 2025, 7:30 p.m.
ALTONALE
Kulturenergiebunker Altona
Schomburgstraße 6,
22767 Hamburg, Germany
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BOOL RELEASE / READING
July 2, 2025, 7 p.m.
LAGERFELD
F.A.Z. Atrium Berlin
Mittelstraße 2-4
10117 Berlin, Germany
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READING
July 15, 2025, 8 p.m.
LAGERFELD
Literaturhaus München
Salvatorplatz 1
80333 München, Germany
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READING
July 16, 2025, 7 p.m.
LAGERFELD
Villa Metzler
Schaumainkai 15
60594 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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READING
July 20, 2025, 8 p.m.
LAGERFELD
Bibliothek am Luisenbad
Badstraße 39
13357 Berlin, Germany
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BOOL RELEASE
OCTOBER 8, 2025
100 KÖPFE DER DEMOKRATIE
Theodor-Heuss-Haus
Feuerbacher Weg 46,
70192 Stuttgart, Germany
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