Martin Kippenberger (1953-1997)

“Persistent analysis has resulted in finding that every artist is a human being.” – Martin Kippenberger

“…Kippenberger challenged and reenvisioned the role of the artist. His was an unsettling presence, breaching the boundaries that reinforce conventions and decorum in order to articulate and objectify the connections and relationships between individuals and their culture. Kippenberger did not like to be alone….” (A. Goldstein, “The Problem Perspective,” Martin Kippenberger: The Problem Perspective, exh. cat., Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, 2009, p. 103)