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Martin Kippenberger

1953–1997

Untitled 1993
© Estate of Martin Kippenberger, Galerie Gisela Capitain, Cologne
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Biography

Martin Kippenberger (25 February 1953 – 7 March 1997) was a German painter, drawer, photographer, sculptor, installation and performance artist. He became known for his prolific output in a wide range of styles and media, superfiction, as well as his provocative, jocular and hard-drinking public persona.

Kippenberger was "widely regarded as one of the most talented German artists of his generation", according to Roberta Smith of the New York Times. He was at the center of a generation of German enfants terribles, including Albert Oehlen, Markus Oehlen, Werner Büttner, Georg Herold, Dieter Göls, Michael Krebber, and Günther Förg.

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Analytical cubism Fauvism

Artworks

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  • Event Poster S.O. 36

    Martin Kippenberger
    1979
  • Event Poster S.O. 36

    Martin Kippenberger
    1979
  • This Band is Playing on Luxus

    Martin Kippenberger
    1979
    On display at Tate Modern part of Media Networks
  • This Fellow is Playing on Luxus

    Martin Kippenberger
    1979
    On display at Tate Modern part of Media Networks
  • This Guy is playing on Luxus

    Martin Kippenberger
    1979
    On display at Tate Modern part of Media Networks
  • This Woman is Playing on Luxus

    Martin Kippenberger
    1979
    On display at Tate Modern part of Media Networks
  • This Man is Playing on Luxus

    Martin Kippenberger
    1979
    On display at Tate Modern part of Media Networks
  • Event Poster S.O. 36

    Martin Kippenberger
    1979
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Artist as subject

Left Right
  • Event Poster S.O. 36

    Martin Kippenberger
    1979
  • This Band is Playing on Luxus

    Martin Kippenberger
    1979
    On display at Tate Modern part of Media Networks
  • This Man is Playing on Luxus

    Martin Kippenberger
    1979
    On display at Tate Modern part of Media Networks
  • A Quarter of a Century. Kippenberger as One of You, among You, with You

    Martin Kippenberger
    1978
  • The Kippenberger - The Sahara and the Anti-Sahara Programme 81/82

    Martin Kippenberger
    1982
  • Kippenberger on the Theme of Fucking, Boozing and Selling

    Martin Kippenberger
    1982
    On display at Tate Modern part of Media Networks
  • Sign of the Innocent One

    Martin Kippenberger
    1983
  • The Alma Band

    Martin Kippenberger
    1984
  • Farewell to the Youth Bonus II

    Martin Kippenberger
    1984–5
  • If You Need One, You Have to Bring One with You

    Martin Kippenberger
    1985
    On display at Tate Modern part of Media Networks
  • How Do I Manage in Wartime with a Broken Leg and Futurism

    Martin Kippenberger
    1985
  • Selling America and Buying El Salvador

    Martin Kippenberger
    1985
  • Washing Line the Wrong Way Round

    Martin Kippenberger
    1985
  • Hunger Family

    Martin Kippenberger
    1985
  • Which is Your Favourite Minority. Who do You Envy the Most

    Martin Kippenberger
    1985–6
  • The Revolution in Cologne Had to be Postponed

    Martin Kippenberger
    1986
  • The Revolution in Cologne Had to be Postponed

    Martin Kippenberger
    1986
  • Rent Electricity Gas

    Martin Kippenberger
    1986
  • Albert Oehlen and Diedrich Diederichsen present: The Four Best Films in the World

    Martin Kippenberger
    1986
  • The Applause Simply Dies

    Martin Kippenberger
    1987
  • Nine Reasons to Raise the Prices

    Martin Kippenberger
    1987
    On display at Tate Modern part of Media Networks
  • The Alma Band

    Martin Kippenberger
    1988
  • The Medium of Photography is Justified in Provoking Thoughts

    Martin Kippenberger
    1989
  • Disco Bombs

    Martin Kippenberger
    1989
  • The Heat 2

    Martin Kippenberger
    1989
  • A Handful of Forgotten Pigeons

    Martin Kippenberger
    1990
  • Jeff Koons Thinks Martin Kippenberger is Great, Tremendous, Fabulous, Everything

    Martin Kippenberger
    1990
  • Day in Dub

    Martin Kippenberger
    1991
  • Wolfgang Bauer Reading

    Martin Kippenberger
    1990
  • Five Working Class Lads from the Courtyard of Truth

    Martin Kippenberger
    1991
  • Candidature for a Retrospective

    Martin Kippenberger
    1993
  • Candidature for a Retrospective

    Martin Kippenberger
    1993
    On display at Tate Modern part of Media Networks
  • Happy to be Gay

    Martin Kippenberger
    1993
    On display at Tate Modern part of Media Networks
  • Forgotten Interior Design Problems in the Villa Hügel (2nd version)

    Martin Kippenberger
    1996
  • Window Shopping Until Two in the Morning

    Martin Kippenberger
    1997
  • Respective 1997 - 1976

    Martin Kippenberger
    1997
    On display at Tate Modern part of Media Networks
  • German Speaking Female Gallerists

    Martin Kippenberger
    1984

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