
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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- Auction House · Phillips
🔨 Auction Lot
Contemporary Art Day Sale
May 15, 2015
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