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Cindy Sherman «Sex Pictures»
Penck, A. R. (Ralf Winkler); Wolf Kahlen
Wolf Kahlen
b in Aachen (D); 1969 first artistic work with video; 1972 co-founder of the Video-Forum of the Neuer Berliner Kunstverein; since 1982 professor for Intermedia Art, Technical University Berlin; 1985 founder of the Ruine der Künste in West-Berlin; lives and works in Berlin.
Since the 1970s Kahlen investigates processes of time and contrasts the shallow TV culture with an exploration of ancient, mythical dimensions. Material reality gains a much higher relevance than the electronic reality that can only temporarily try to turn things upside down as if testing reality.
A.R. Penck
b 1939 in Dresden (GDR); 1956 apprenticeship as advertising draftsman; painting, sculpture, film, writing, and music; 1980 moved to West Germany; 1989 Professor at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf (Dusseldorf Art Academy); lives and works in Dublin, London, Dusseldorf, and Cologne.