Reitz, Chris
Martin Kippenberger: Everything Is Everywhere
- ISBN 13:
- 9780262545013
- author:
- Reitz, Chris
- format:
- Hardback
- publisher:
- MIT PR
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2023
- Pages:
- 320
- Dimensions:
- 30.2 x 21.3 x 2 centimetres (1.1
- Genre:
- Arts & Photography, Art, Individual Artist,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 20 working days
Description
Martin Kippenberger: Everything Is Everywhere is a scholarly monograph that explores the life and work of West German artist Martin Kippenberger. Chris Reitz presents a comprehensive study of Kippenberger's artistic practice, which reflects the dreams and fears of the ascendent 1980s West German middle class. Kippenberger's career was marked by an endless search for creative fulfillment, driven by his experiences as a child during Germany's economic miracle and a young adult during its recession. He pursued a hyperproductive artistic practice, producing art in diverse genres and exploring themes that included his own alcoholism. This book offers a unique insight into Kippenberger's career, presenting it as an allegory of the neoliberal networks of capital, technology, and culture that spanned Europe and America in the 1980s. Through this study, Reitz sheds light on Kippenberger's ambitious entrepreneurial spirit, which connected his artistic endeavors with those of others. This book is a valuable resource for anyone interested in understanding the context and significance of Kippenberger's work.