Martin Kippenberger at MoMA Part II The Paintings
James Kalm returns with viewers to take a more concentrated look at Martin Kippenbergers estimable legacy as a painter. Receiving his first recognition in the late seventies as a painter and draftsman and despite the various projects and installations he engineered, Kippenberger maintained a consistent practice as a painter. This exhibition chronicles his graphic versatility as well as his masterful facility with the medium. These talents were incorporated in Kippengergers provocative challenge to the status quo and the art world establishment. Features an interview with Ann Goldstein, Senior Curator, The Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA).
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April 8th, 2010 at 11:13 pm
i admire folks who …
i admire folks who do things i can’t, i admire lots of folks:) i love German Art and would love to read Kant in German:)
April 8th, 2010 at 11:13 pm
What can I say – I …
What can I say – I live among the Amish
MrWow, long time no read!
April 8th, 2010 at 11:13 pm
@ …
@LawrenceCharlesMille made me smile:)
April 8th, 2010 at 11:13 pm
impressive use of …
impressive use of German sir, i’m jealous
April 8th, 2010 at 11:13 pm
and impregnated …
and impregnated their eyes.
April 8th, 2010 at 11:13 pm
damn straight!
straight!
April 8th, 2010 at 11:13 pm
Hardly.
Hardly.
April 8th, 2010 at 11:13 pm
Das meine ich auch. …
Das meine ich auch. Weil er verstanden kunstpolis. Und obwah ich nicht wie Installation oder konzeptioneller Kunst ich vertehe seine. Ich mochte Martin fur die Verwendung unserer geistigen Grenzen als Werkzeuge in seinem Werk.
April 8th, 2010 at 11:13 pm
Ein tolles Video. …
Ein tolles Video. Herzlichen Glückwunsch. Martin hätte sich gefreut.
April 8th, 2010 at 11:13 pm
kippenberger got …
kippenberger got into academics’ cubicles and stealthily made love to their minds.
April 8th, 2010 at 11:13 pm
Isn’t that the same?
Isn’t that the same?
April 8th, 2010 at 11:13 pm
I wasn’t disturbed, …
I wasn’t disturbed, rather inspired actually.
April 8th, 2010 at 11:13 pm
YEAH.
YEAH.
April 8th, 2010 at 11:13 pm
…or she. great …
…or she. great points. Progress is a historical idea, by that i mean it is seen retrospectively. Duchamps readymades are the cornerstone of the artist as philosopher vs. prophet (picasso).
April 8th, 2010 at 11:13 pm
You can be eclectic …
You can be eclectic and pointless, or eclectic and relevant. Kippenberger is praised not because he is merely eclectic. He makes a statement that disturbs people.
April 8th, 2010 at 11:13 pm
My opinion is that …
My opinion is that there is no “progress” in art, that going back to the figure is neither a regression, nor a progress. It is, as you say, asking a new kind of question, and also disturbing people. I hope I am not being pompous by thinking that the role of the artist is to ask the questions that cannot be asked by others, and with means that only he possesses.
April 8th, 2010 at 11:13 pm
Why does he get …
Why does he get such praise for eclecticism yet others get damned for it? It’s an interesting world. Thanks for bolstering my confidence, Mr. Kalm!
April 8th, 2010 at 11:13 pm
excellent point …
excellent point about decherico. a lot of people think kippenberger is just a ‘bad boy’. my point was that he is reflecting a general atttitude in Art. i think abstraction had a ’spiritual’ beginning (kandinsky, etc.)…the world wars crushed this ‘optimism’…..then Dada…..and now ‘doubt’ is a constant theme in so much art of the latter half of the 20th cen. and today. Kippenbergers stylistic meanderings, for me, represent a condition of asking questions instead of providing answers. IMO
April 8th, 2010 at 11:13 pm
Hey MrWowforever. …
Hey MrWowforever. It is an interesting point you are making here. Kippenberger may have been the only artist to find a solution to this kind of “mid-career crisis” that many abstractionists encountered . You could also have mentioned Picasso in the 20’s, Guston in the 60’s and also late De Chirico (no abstractionist, but returning to traditional figure and ridiculed for that). Would you say they all experienced the same self-doubt?
April 8th, 2010 at 11:13 pm
some of the first …
some of the first abstract artists (Malevich, Rodchencko, Picabia) all had a crisis(?) involving their abstract iconography….they all began to paint almost traditional figurative paintings (not so reproduced). A lot of the figurative work was criticized by purists of abstraction (this was in the 30’s). the figurative paintings cast doubt on the earlier abstracts and the new figurations were not wholly accepted because of perceived purity of the abstracts. this paradox created Kippenberger
April 8th, 2010 at 11:13 pm
Thanks for posting …
Thanks for posting this, I’ve been fairly interested in Kippenberger’s work and approach or the past year, his prolific output and his use of humor have been really useful for me.
April 8th, 2010 at 11:13 pm
He despised Richter …
He despised Richter & rightly so, Polke was the main self confessed influence (in reality others) in the earlier years but he surpassed Polke quickly though he diidn’t realize it for a while.
April 8th, 2010 at 11:13 pm
he is good, but no …
he is good, but no polke- at least for me //j
April 8th, 2010 at 11:13 pm
Great commentary, …
Great commentary, as always.
Poons? Where is Poons?? Poons is the show in NYC now.
Next Poons??
Thanks
April 8th, 2010 at 11:13 pm
Thank you for your …
Thank you for your insightful comments. I am most impressed with the range and variety of this artist’s work. He seems interested in both concept and formalism. A truly nice blend of both.