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Martin Kippenberger

1953 - 1997

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Martin Kippenberger (25 February 1953 – 7 March 1997) was a German painter, draftsman, photographer, sculptor, installation and performance artist. He became known for his 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", 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, Michael Krebber, and Günther Förg. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Martin Kippenberger is the 184th most popular sculptor (up from 227th in 2019), the 4,138th most popular biography from Germany (up from 5,083rd in 2019) and the 17th most popular German Sculptor.

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Among SCULPTORS

Among sculptors, Martin Kippenberger ranks 184 out of 258. Before him are Melchiorre Cafà, David Černý, Matthias Braun, Hermann Obrist, Juan Martínez Montañés, and Valie Export. After him are Dušan Džamonja, Anthony Caro, Gregorio Fernández, Ferdinand Brokoff, Katarzyna Kobro, and Ivan Martos.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1953, Martin Kippenberger ranks 267. Before him are Sylvia Chang, Stanley Williams, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Mark Frost, Robert Zoellick, and Eric Bogosian. After him are David Hurley, Dalila Di Lazzaro, Jan A. P. Kaczmarek, Robert Picardo, Riek Machar, and Ernest Bai Koroma. Among people deceased in 1997, Martin Kippenberger ranks 183. Before him are Jurek Becker, Shinichi Hoshi, Jarl Kulle, Tamara Tyshkevich, Erich Eliskases, and Agnieszka Osiecka. After him are Brian Connolly, Daniil Shafran, Baltazar, Helen Jacobs, Anne Stine Ingstad, and Willy den Ouden.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Martin Kippenberger ranks 4,140 out of 7,253. Before him are Heinz Stuy (1945), Princess Sibylle of Saxe-Lauenburg (1675), Alfred Kelbassa (1925), Julius Hirsch (1892), Thomas Schaaf (1961), and Adolf Busch (1891). After him are Leonhard Kaupisch (1878), Rainer Zobel (1948), Wilhelm Daniel Joseph Koch (1771), Elisabeth Schumann (1888), Sandra Hüller (1978), and Loris Karius (1993).

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Among SCULPTORS In Germany

Among sculptors born in Germany, Martin Kippenberger ranks 17. Before him are Hans Multscher (1400), Clara Westhoff (1878), Georg Kolbe (1877), Rudolf Belling (1886), Gerhard Marcks (1889), and Balthasar Permoser (1651). After him are Reinhold Begas (1831), and Rosemarie Trockel (1952).

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