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German art’s great provocateur — told by his sister. Martin Kippenberger (1953–1997) was a painter, sculptor, and performance artist whose restless creativity made him one of the most influential figures of his generation. In this biography, his sister Susanne Kippenberger tells his story from the inside, drawing on family archives and intimate knowledge no outsider could match.
The youngest of four sisters, Susanne grew up alongside Martin in postwar Germany and watched him become a legend of the Cologne and Berlin art scenes — brilliant, self-destructive, and endlessly productive. She writes candidly about his marriages and friendships, his battles with alcohol, and the vast body of work he produced before his early death at 44.
The first English-language biography of Kippenberger, this remains the most personal: part family memoir, part art history — an essential, deeply human portrait of an artist who burned brightly, challenged every convention, and left an indelible mark on contemporary art.
Kippenberger: The Artist and His Families
Martin Kippenberger (1953–1997) was German art’s great provocateur — a painter, sculptor, and performance artist whose restless creativity made him one of the most influential figures of his generation. In this biography, his sister Susanne Kippenberger tells his story from the inside, drawing on family archives and intimate knowledge no outsider could match.
A Life Lived at Full Volume
The youngest of four sisters, Susanne grew up alongside Martin in postwar Germany and watched him become a legend of the Cologne and Berlin art scenes — brilliant, self-destructive, and endlessly productive. She writes candidly about his marriages and friendships, his battles with alcohol, and the vast body of work he produced before his early death at 44.
The First English-Language Biography
This is the first English-language biography of Kippenberger, and it remains the most personal: part family memoir, part art history. For readers of modern art and biography alike, it is an essential, deeply human portrait of an artist who burned brightly, challenged every convention, and left an indelible mark on contemporary art.
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