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Martin Kippenberger — Umzug
Martin Kippenberger

Umzug

A chaotic and irreverent composition rendered on hotel stationery, Kippenberger transforms a mundane, found surface into a canvas for his characteristically raw and unfiltered expression. The use of institutional paper speaks to themes of transience, displacement, and the artist's nomadic lifestyle, while the mixed media approach layers spontaneity over the banal formality of corporate ephemera. *Umzug* (meaning "moving" or "relocation" in German) captures Kippenberger's sardonic wit and his ability to find artistic urgency in the most temporary and overlooked of materials.

Medium
mixed media on hotel stationary

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Contemporary Art Day Sale

May 15, 2015

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Martin Kippenberger, Umzug

A chaotic and irreverent composition rendered on hotel stationery, Kippenberger transforms a mundane, found surface into a canvas for his characteristically raw and unfiltered expression. The use of institutional paper speaks to themes of transience, displacement, and the artist's nomadic lifestyle, while the mixed media approach layers spontaneity over the banal formality of corporate ephemera. *Umzug* (meaning "moving" or "relocation" in German) captures Kippenberger's sardonic wit and his ability to find artistic urgency in the most temporary and overlooked of materials.

Medium
mixed media on hotel stationary
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Hotel Stationery, German Artist, Irreverent Humor, Male Artist, Mixed Media, Abstract Expressionism, Postmodern Master, Gestural Abstraction, Figurative Art, Late 20th Century, Found Paper, Neo-Expressionism, Found Materials

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