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KIPPENBERGER
mARTIN kIPPENBERGER... 1953-1997
was on of the most complex artist of the 80s and 90s. His oeuvre could not be reduced to any one medium. To him, sculpture, painting, photography, drawing, catalogues, invitation cards and posters were all equally valid forms of artistic expression and he constantly played off one against another in an output so prolific that it verged on the inflationary. His maxim was that ++good artists are never on holiday++ abd he demanded the same total commitment from those who viewed his works. This books documents two decades of Martin Kippenberger´s work in 400 illustrations, from the early days of his Berlin office to his works for documenta X in Kassel and for the exhibition of sculpture in Munser, both of wich were completed after his death.
With this book, the publisher wishes to pay homage to an extraordinary person and artist who died and unexpectedly in Viena on 7 March 1997.
1997 Benedikt Taschen Verlag GmbH
1997 Rechtsnachfolge Martin Kippenberger
Konzeption und Gestaltung..Angelika Taschen, Burkhard Riemschneider, Koln
Text...Roberto Ohrt, Hamburg
Lektorat...Yvonne Havertz, Koln
English translation...Christian Goodden, Bungay
was on of the most complex artist of the 80s and 90s. His oeuvre could not be reduced to any one medium. To him, sculpture, painting, photography, drawing, catalogues, invitation cards and posters were all equally valid forms of artistic expression and he constantly played off one against another in an output so prolific that it verged on the inflationary. His maxim was that ++good artists are never on holiday++ abd he demanded the same total commitment from those who viewed his works. This books documents two decades of Martin Kippenberger´s work in 400 illustrations, from the early days of his Berlin office to his works for documenta X in Kassel and for the exhibition of sculpture in Munser, both of wich were completed after his death.
With this book, the publisher wishes to pay homage to an extraordinary person and artist who died and unexpectedly in Viena on 7 March 1997.
1997 Benedikt Taschen Verlag GmbH
1997 Rechtsnachfolge Martin Kippenberger
Konzeption und Gestaltung..Angelika Taschen, Burkhard Riemschneider, Koln
Text...Roberto Ohrt, Hamburg
Lektorat...Yvonne Havertz, Koln
English translation...Christian Goodden, Bungay