Martin Kippenberger (25 February 1953 in Dortmund \u2013 7 March 1997 in Vienna) was a German artist known for his extremely prolific output in a dizzying range of styles and media as well as his provocative, jocular and hard-drinking public persona.<\/p>\n

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Crucified frog<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n

Museum defies Pope over crucified frog<\/a>
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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, Werner B\u00fcttner, Georg Herold, Dieter G\u00f6ls, and G\u00fcnther F\u00f6rg. He collected and commissioned work by many of his peers: some of his exhibition posters were designed by such prominent artists as Jeff Koons, Christopher Wool, Rosemary Trockel and Mike Kelley.<\/p>\n

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Portrait of Paul Schreber<\/a>
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\n Paul Schreber was a senior judge in Germany in the 1870s, whose mental breakdown was recorded in his autobiography Memoirs of a Nervous Illness. Like Jung and Freud, Martin Kippenberger was fascinated by Schreber\u2019s record of life in a mental institution, and presents the viewer with an insight into Schreber\u2019s brain. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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