Robert Lippok, born in 1966 in East Berlin, is a German musician, composer, visual artist, and set designer who co-founded the experimental band Ornament & Verbrechen with his brother Ronald Lippok, as well as the trio To Rococo Rot with Ronald Lippok and bassist Stefan Schneider. After studying stage design at the Kunsthochschule Weißensee, he released early cassette recordings with Ornament & Verbrechen on their label Assorted Nuts during the mid-1980s and performed underground concerts, including a 1986 pirate gig at the Palast der Republik. To Rococo Rot released their self-titled debut album on Kitty-Yo in 1995, followed by recordings on City Slang and Domino Records, remaining active until 2014. Lippok's solo and collaborative releases include Cloudland (2009) under the project name Whitetree with Ludovico Einaudi, as well as the solo album Applied Autonomy (2018). His work encompasses sound installations, including a project for the 2024 Venice Biennale, along with stage designs and compositions for theater, dance, and art installations.
