Representative work by Jörg Immendorff
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Artist

Jörg Immendorff

1945–2007 · German

  • Kunstakademie Düsseldorf
  • Academy of Fine Arts, Munich

Jörg Immendorff studied with Joseph Beuys and first became known for politically engaged actions and paintings linked to the LIDL project. His large Café Deutschland series, begun in the late 1970s, staged the division of East and West Germany as crowded, theatrical interiors populated by artists, politicians and historical symbols.

Painting; sculpture; performance

Gallery Representation

Major Works

  • 1968LIDL
  • 1978Café Deutschland I
  • 1978Café Deutschland II
  • 1978Café Deutschland IV
  • 1983Café Deutschland XII
  • 1982Naht (Brandenburger Tor–Weltfrage)
  • 1990sThe Rake’s Progress
  • 2002Malerstamm
  • 2000sMonkey sculptures
  • 1966Hört auf zu malen

Interviews & Writing

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