Metro Pictures New York
September 30 - November 4, 2000

Jacqueline: The Paintings Pablo Couldn't Paint Anymore

Martin Kippenberger's series of 10 paintings, "Jacqueline: The Paintings Pablo Couldn't Paint Anymore" and one large sculpture, "Modell Winnetou" of 1996 will be shown at Metro Pictures from September 30 until November 4. These works were completed the year prior to the German artist's death at the age of 43. The paintings are portraits of Jacqueline Picasso, based on photographs taken in Picasso's studio after the artist's death. The photographs included Picasso's paintings of Jacqueline in the studio, and of Jacqueline during what is described as a deeply disconsolate period of her life. , Often, she is sitting in the studio amongst the couple's belongings and Picasso's paintings. In each of Kippenberger's portraits, Jacqueline is sketchily rendered, and merges with the abstract backgrounds of intense colors, stripes and other signature Kippenberger elements that qualify as the artist's reference to modernist abstract painting. Kippenberger's poignant homage to Picasso incorporates reoccurring themes special to Kippenberger: the role of the artist's persona , the conventions of painting, immortality, and the role of the artwork in society. The series also reflects Kippenberger's affinity with Picasso's larger-than-life persona, particularly Picasso's central role in the Parisian art scene, his long, influential, and much-romanticized career, his celebrated relationships with women, and his demanding, charismatic personality. Kippenberger often depicted himself in self-portraits wearing only underwear pulled up old-mannishly high over his protruding belly. For a 1985 exhibition announcement, Kippenberger would use the famous photo of Picasso walking along the beach, in what appear to be his briefs.

Kippenberger's sculpture "Modell Winnetou" consists of 6 chairs of different colors encircling a pile of wooden sticks. The title refers to a familiar German name for an American Indian character. Chairs have often entered into Kippenberger's sculpture as surrogate locations for social intercourse. The chairs themselves are metal versions of Spain's typical wooden cafe chairs, familiar to the artist from the time he spent living and working in Valencia.

Kippenberger had six solo exhibitions at Metro Pictures between 1985 and 1998, with the exhibition of "Metro Net", which was planned before his death, for the gallery's first exhibition at its new Chelsea space. Kippenberger's paintings, sculptures, drawings, and artist's books have been extensively . exhibited in museums and galleries throughout Europe and America. A major sculpture was included in the Carnegie International and venues for his one person exhibitions. include the Centre Pompidou, Paris; the Museum of Modem Art, San Francisco; Villa Arson, Nice; the Boymans van Beuningen Museum, Rotterdam; the Hirshhorn Museum, Washington, D.C.; and a retrospective at the Musée d'Art Modeme et Contemporain, Geneva.

geboren am 25.2.1953 in Dortmund

1972 Studium an der HfBK Hamburg

1976 Aufenthalt in Florenz, Bilderserie: „Uno di voi, un tedesco in Firenze"

1977 Bekanntschaft mit Werner Büttner und Albert Oehlen

1978 Berlin: Gründung von „Kippenbergers Büro" mit Gisela Capitain. Betreibt das S.O.36, Konzerte, Ausstellungen, Schallplatten, Gründung der Punkband „Die Grugas"

1981 „Ein Erfolgsgeheimnis des Herrn A. Onassis", Ausstellung bei Max Hetzler in Stuttgart

1982 Gemeinschaftsarbeiten mit Albert Oehlen „Capri bei Nacht", „Orgonkiste bei Nacht" „Fiffen, Faufen und Verfaufen", Studio F, Ulm

1983 Atelier in Köln. Ausstellung in der Galerie Rudolf Zwirner. „Gibt's mich wirklich?" Galerie Max Hetzler, Köln. Lebt zeitweise in Wien, lernt Franz West und Peter Pakesch kennen

1984 Ausstellung im Museum Folkwang, Essen. Katalog „Wahrheit ist Arbeit" von Werner Büttner, Albert Oehlen, Martin Kippenberger. Beitritt in die „Lord Jim Loge" - „Keiner hilft keinem". „Abschied vom Jugendbonus", Galerie Thomas Borgmann, Köln

1985 Buch „Wie es wirklich war, am Beispiel Knokke", Reclam Verlag. CCD Galerie Düsseldorf „Helmut Newton für Arme" 1985 „Selling America & Byuing El Salvador", Metro Pictures, New York

1986 Reise nach Brasilien „The Magical Misery Tour". „Miete Strom Gas" im Hessischen Landesmuseum Darmstadt. Umgestaltung des Hotel Chelsea in Köln zu einem Künstlerhotel.„Gib mir das Sommerloch" , Galerie Klein, Bonn. „Sand in der Vaseline", CCD Galerie Düsseldorf.

1987 „Peter". Die russische Stellung. Galerie Max Hetzler, Köln, „Broken Neon", Forum Stadtpark Graz. „Petra", Galerie Gisela Capitain, Köln, „Einfach geht der Applaus zu Grunde", Galerie Grässlin-Erhardt, Frankfurt, „Reise nach Jerusalem", Galerie Bleich-Rossi, Graz „Sorry III", Metro Pictures, New York

1988 Zieht nach Spanien (Madrid, Sevilla). „Laterne an Betrunkene" und „Hühnerdisco" werden im Aperto der Biennale in Venedig gezeigt. „Dibujos", mit Albert Oehlen, Galerie Juana di Aizpuru, Sevilla. „Nochmal Petra", Kunsthalle Winterthur

1989 Geburt der Tochter Helena Augusta Eleonore. „Bei Nichtgefallen Gefühle zurück", Halle Sud, Genf. „Die Hamburger Hängung, Umzüge 1957 - 1988, Fallende Flüge", Galerie Gisela Capitain, Köln. „Que calor II", Museo de Arte Contemporaneo, Sevilla. „Disco Bombs", Julie Sylvester, New York. Zieht nach Los Angeles.

1990 „Martin Kippenberger", Villa Arson, Nizza, Luhring Augustine Hetzler, Santa Monica, Galerie Peter Pakesch, Wien. „American Dreamer in Italy", Studio Marconi, Mailand. „Eine Handvoll vergessener Tauben", Galerie Grässlin-Erhardt, Frankfurt. „Jetzt geh ich in den Birkenwald, denn meine Pillen wirken bald", Galerie Anders Tornber, Lund.

1991 „Heavy Burschi", Kölnischer Kunstverein „Tiefes Kehlchen", Wien. "I had a Vision", San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

1992Metro Pictures, New York, Galerie Max Hetzler, Köln. Unterrichtet in Kassel an der Gesamthochschule. Arbeitet in St. Georgen im Schwarzwald.

1993 „Kunstverein Kippenberger" im Fridericianum, Kassel. „Kandidatur für eine Retrospektive", Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris. Gründung des „MOMAS" (Museum of Modern Art Syros), Griechenland. Bau der ersten U-Bahn-Station Syros.

1994 „The Happy End of Franz Kafka's >America< - Einstellungsgespräche" im Museum Beumans van Beuningen, Rotterdam.

1995Zyklus "Erotik hinter Architektur in Tokyo", "Spiderman" für Matisse-Ateliler in Nizza.

1996 Heirat mit Elfie Semotan. Zyklus „J. Picasso" und „Das Floß der Medusa". Villa Merkel, Esslingen.Verleihung des Käthe-Kollwitz-Preises.

1997 „Respektive 1997 - 1976" , MAMCO, Musée d'art moderne et contemporain) in Genf.„Der Eiermann und seine Ausleger", Museum Abteiberg, Mönchengladbach. documenta X, Kassel, Skulpturenprojekt Münster.

Martin Kippenberger starb am 7. März 1997 in Wien.