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Martin Kippenberger — Körper II
Martin Kippenberger

Körper II

Martin Kippenberger's *Körper II* is a raw and irreverent work rendered in pastel, crayon, pencil, and Tipp-Ex on hotel stationery, reflecting the artist's characteristically nomadic and anti-precious approach to artmaking. The use of correction fluid alongside drawing materials introduces a sense of spontaneous revision and deliberate imperfection, while the humble, found support underscores Kippenberger's subversion of traditional notions of artistic seriousness. The work embodies his restless, darkly humorous sensibility, transforming the mundane detritus of transient living into an expressive and conceptually loaded image of the body.

Medium
pastel, crayon, pencil, Tipp-Ex on hotel stationery

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Contemporary Art Day Sale

June 30, 2015

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Martin Kippenberger, Körper II

Martin Kippenberger's *Körper II* is a raw and irreverent work rendered in pastel, crayon, pencil, and Tipp-Ex on hotel stationery, reflecting the artist's characteristically nomadic and anti-precious approach to artmaking. The use of correction fluid alongside drawing materials introduces a sense of spontaneous revision and deliberate imperfection, while the humble, found support underscores Kippenberger's subversion of traditional notions of artistic seriousness. The work embodies his restless, darkly humorous sensibility, transforming the mundane detritus of transient living into an expressive and conceptually loaded image of the body.

Medium
pastel, crayon, pencil, Tipp-Ex on hotel stationery
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Sketch Format, Hotel Stationery, German Artist, Pastel And Crayon, Human Body, Male Artist, Mixed Media, Raw And Gestural, Provocative Tone, Raw Aesthetic, Figurative Art, Late 20th Century, Works on Paper, Provocative Art, Pastel Drawing, Human Figure, Neo-Expressionism

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