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Sigmar Polke

Magnetische Landschaft (Magnetic Landscape) . 1982

Magnetische Landschaft (Magnetic Landscape) . 1982

+ David Zwirner

German artist Sigmar Polke (1941-2010) is widely recognized for his multidisciplinary output of paintings, photographs, drawings, prints, objects, installations, and films. Characterized by a relentlessly experimental and inquisitive attitude, the artist’s work employs unusual materials and techniques, and playfully defies social, political, and aesthetic conventions. Continue reading Sigmar Polke

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Sigmar Polke

Paganini . 1981-1983

photos: © 2014 The Estate of Sigmar Polke/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn, Germany . + MoMA

Widely regarded as one of the most influential artists of the postwar generation, Polke possessed an irreverent wit that, coupled with his exceptional grasp of the properties of his materials, pushed him to experiment freely with the conventions of art and art history. Continue reading Sigmar Polke