Martin Kippenberger

Martin Kippenberger
Born(1953-02-25)25 February 1953
Dortmund, West Germany
Died7 March 1997(1997-03-07) (aged 44)
Vienna, Austria
Known forConceptual art, installation art, painting

Martin Kippenberger (25 February 1953 – 7 March 1997) was a German artist 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.

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.

  1. ^ Roberta Smith (March 11, 1997), Martin Kippenberger, 43, Artist Of Irreverence and Mixed Styles New York Times.