Martin KippenbergerThe Perspective-Shit 1986

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Artist
Martin Kippenberger (1953‑1997)
Title
The Perspective-Shit
Die Perspektivenscheisse
Date 1986
MediumScreenprint on paper
Dimensionsimage: 845 x 595 mm
Collection
Tate
Acquisition Purchased 2005
Reference
P79109
Not on display

Summary

German artist Martin Kippenberger designed this poster to accompany an exhibition of his work held at Gerald Just Gallery, Hanover, in November 1986.

Though prolific as a painter, sculptor, musician and writer, the 178 posters created by Kippenberger throughout his career form a significant body of work. Normally created as screen prints or lithographs in standard advertisement sizes, they were used to promote a wide variety of events from art exhibitions to upcoming parties. From 1986 Kippenberger began to group his posters into folios, though these were united more by date than by similarity of style or function. This work forms part of the second folio, Untitled Maniac. Published in 1987 in an edition of twenty-five, each folio contained twenty-one posters made between 1986 and 1987… (read more)

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