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Martin Kippenberger — Three works: (i) Opel Manta Armaturenbrett; (ii) Opel Manta Armaturenbrett: (iii) Opel Manta Armaturenbrett
Martin Kippenberger

Three works: (i) Opel Manta Armaturenbrett; (ii) Opel Manta Armaturenbrett: (iii) Opel Manta Armaturenbrett

Three large-scale paintings depicting the dashboard of an Opel Manta, a working-class German car that held cultural associations with a certain type of lower-middle-class masculinity in 1970s and 80s West Germany. Kippenberger renders the mundane interior details of the automobile's instrument panel with a raw, gestural approach, infusing the banal subject matter with both irony and a strange intimacy. The repetition of the same motif across three works invites comparisons between each canvas, highlighting subtle variations and underscoring Kippenberger's interest in seriality, consumer culture, and the mythology of everyday German life.

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Contemporary Art Day Sale

May 15, 2015

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Martin Kippenberger, Three works: (i) Opel Manta Armaturenbrett; (ii) Opel Manta Armaturenbrett: (iii) Opel Manta Armaturenbrett

Three large-scale paintings depicting the dashboard of an Opel Manta, a working-class German car that held cultural associations with a certain type of lower-middle-class masculinity in 1970s and 80s West Germany. Kippenberger renders the mundane interior details of the automobile's instrument panel with a raw, gestural approach, infusing the banal subject matter with both irony and a strange intimacy. The repetition of the same motif across three works invites comparisons between each canvas, highlighting subtle variations and underscoring Kippenberger's interest in seriality, consumer culture, and the mythology of everyday German life.

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Series Work, Postmodern Art, German Artist, Irreverent Humor, Provocative Style, Male Artist, Conceptual Art, Avant-Garde, Industrial Imagery, Automobile Subject, Contemporary Painting, Late 20th Century, Contemporary Art, Automotive Subject, Neo-Expressionism, Influential Artist

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