Martin kippenberger biography

German artist (–)

Martin Kippenberger (25 February – 7 March ) was a German painter, sculptor, installation and performance artist, and photographer.

He became known for his extremely prolific output in a wide range of styles and media, superfiction, as well as his provocative, jocular and hard-drinking public persona.

Martin kippenberger biography

Kippenberger was "widely regarded as one of the most talented German artists of his generation",^[1] 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, and Günther Förg.

Life

Kippenberger was born in Dortmund in , the only boy in a family with five children, with two elder and two younger sisters. His father was director of the Katharina-Elisabeth colliery, his mother a dermatologist.^[2] When Kippenberger's mother was killed by a pallet falling off a truck,^[3