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Biography |
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1945 |
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Born on July 14 in Bleckede near Lüneburg, Germany |
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1961 |
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First exhibition at the New Orleans Jazz Club, Bonn |
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1963 - 1964 |
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Studies stagecraft with Teo Otto at the Academy of Art in Düsseldorf for three terms |
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1963 - 1964 |
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Studies 3 semesters stage design, Düsseldorf, Germany |
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1964 |
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Admission in the class of Joseph Beuys, Düsseldorf, Germany |
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1965 - 1966 |
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Various actions and manifestations at the Academy of Art |
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1968 - 1970 |
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"Lidl" Activities in Düsseldorf, other towns and abroad |
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1972 |
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Participates in "documenta 5" |
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1973 |
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Publishes the book "Hier und jetzt: das tun, was zu tun ist" |
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1976 |
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In autumn first meeting with the artist A. R. Penck (Ralf Winkler) in Berlin (GDR), who is living in Dresden; first united short Manifesto about collective works. |
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1976 |
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Participates in the Venice Biennale |
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1977 |
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On May 1st, second meeting with Penck in Berlin (GDR), forms a pact with Penck for joint actions; subsequently different mutual activities and exhibitions; begins the series "Café Deutschland" |
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1978 |
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First exhibition of the "Café Deutschland" paintings at the Galerie Michael Werner, Cologne |
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1979 |
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Visits Penck in Dresden; completes collaborations, which began in the early 70's, with the "Grünen/Bunten" movement, "Initiative Bunte Liste Düsseldorf" (IBL) |
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1960 - 1980 |
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Art Teacher, from 1971 on at the Dumont-Lindemann secondary school in Düsseldorf |
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1982 - 1983 |
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documenta 7, Visiting professor at the Academy of Art in Hamburg, in the "Class F+F" in Zürich and at the Academy of Art in Trondheim |
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1984 |
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Opening of the Café "La Paloma", St. Pauli, Hamburg |
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1984 - 1985 |
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Visiting professor at the Academy for Arts and Crafts, Cologne and at The Academy of Fine Arts, Munich |
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1985 |
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Creates the "Hans Albers" sculpture for Hamburg |
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1986 |
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Stage design and costumes for the opera "Elektra" by Richard Strauß, at the Bremen Stadttheater |
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1987 |
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Works on the fantastic amusement park "Luna Luna" by André Heller; second prize for the draft of the wall painting in the colonnade in the Paulskirche, Frankfurt |
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1989 |
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Since this time, he has been a professor at Städelschule Frankfurt, Germany |
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1994 |
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Set and costume design for Stravinsky's opera "The Rake's Progress" for the Salzburg Festival |
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1996 |
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Professor at the Staatliche Kunstakademie Düsseldorf |
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1996 |
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Professor at the Staatliche Kunstakademie Düsseldorf |
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1997 |
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Appointed as a member of Europäische Akademie der Wissenschaften und Künste, Salzburg; Visiting Professor at the Academy of Fine Arts, Tianjin |
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1997 |
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"Premio Marco 1996: Grand Prize Winner", Museo de Arte Contemporaneo de Monterrey"Premio Marco 1996: Grand Prize Winner", Museo de Arte Contemporaneo de Monterrey |
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1997 |
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"Premio Marco 1996: Grand Prize Winner", Museo de Arte Contemporaneo de Monterrey |
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1998 |
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Receives "Verdienstorden der Bundesrepublik Deutschland" (Order of merit of the Federal Republic of Germany) |
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2000 |
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Receives "Kulturpreis der Stadt Dortmund" |
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2002 |
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Set and costume design for the opera "Die Nase", Premiere at the "Staatsoper unter den Linden", Berlin, 16.11.2002 |
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2007 |
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Died on May 28 in Duesseldorf, Germany |
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Exhibitions |
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2009 |
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“Art of Two Germanys/Cold War Cultures”, LACMA, Los Angeles, traveling to Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nuremberg and Deutsches Historisches Museum, Berlin |
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2009 |
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“Jörg Immendorff: Druckgraphik”, Kunsthaus Stade, Stade travels to Schloss Zichy, Zsámbék/Budapest |
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2008 |
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“Jörg Immendorff: Was uns Malerei bedeuten kann (What Painting Can Mean for Us)”, Essl Museum, Klosterneuburg |
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2008 |
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“Jörg Immendorff. Der Affe und ich (The Monkey and Me)”, Stadtmuseum Hofheim |
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2008 |
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“Jörg Immendorff. Graphic and Sculpture”, Kunsthaus Kaufbeuren; |
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2008 |
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“Jörg Immendorff”, Galerie Benden & Klimczak, Viersen |
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2008 |
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“Serial Works on Paper”, Julius Werner Berlin, Berlin |
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2008 |
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“Pretty Ugly”, Gavin Brown’s Enterprise, New York |
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2008 |
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"Jörg Immendorff - his life's work in painting and sculptures", CCH – Congress Center Hamburg, Germany |
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2008 |
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“Serial Works on Paper”, Julius Werner, Berlin |
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2008 |
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“Series Drawings”, Michael Werner Gallery, New York |
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2008 |
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“Black Swan: A Sculpture Show”, Michael Werner London, London |
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2007 |
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“Selection”, Galerie Michael Werner, Cologne |
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2007 |
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“Jörg Immendorff: New Paintings”, Michael Werner Gallery, New York |
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2007 |
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“Jörg Immendorff. Nouvelles Peintures”, Michael Werner. Une saison à Paris, Galerie de France, Paris |
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2007 |
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“Immendorff. Sculptures 1988 – 2005”, KulturBahnhof Kassel |
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2007 |
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“Jörg Immendorff. Retrospective of Drawings“, Museum Kunst Palast, Düsseldorf |
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2007 |
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“Jörg Immendorff. Der Affe und ich (The Monkey and Me)“, Stadtmuseum Hofheim |
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2007 |
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“Akademos: Jörg Immendorff”, MKM Museum Küppersmühle für Moderne Kunst, Duisburg |
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2006 |
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Georg Baselitz, Jörg Immendorff, Markus Lüpertz, A.R. Penck, Shanghai Zendai Museum of Modern Art, Shanghai |
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2006 |
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Beautiful Cynicism, Arario Beijing, Beijing |
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2006 |
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Sherwood Forest: Jörg Immendorff / Jonathan Meese, Museum Haarlem, Netherlands |
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2006 |
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Implosion, Anton Kern Gallery, New York |
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2006 |
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Jörg Immendorff, Perry Rubenstein Gallery, New York (solo) |
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2006 |
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Patrick Painter Inc., Santa Monica, California (solo) |
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2006 |
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Schnuppe, Patricia Low Contemporary, Parkstrasse, Switzerland (solo) |
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2006 |
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Perry Rubenstein Gallery, New York (solo) |
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2005 |
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Jörg Immendorff, Neue Nationalgalerie, Berlin |
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2005 |
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Jörg Immendorff: Drawings, Anton Kern Gallery, New York |
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2005 |
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Jörg Immendorff: New Paintings, Michael Werner Gallery, New York |
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2005 |
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Jörg Immendorff: Neue Bilder, Galerie Michael Werner, Cologne |
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2005 |
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Girls on Film, Zwirner & Wirth, New York |
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2005 |
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Jörg Immendorff, Arario Gallery, South Korea (solo) |
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2005 |
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Jörg Immendorff: High Plains Drifter, Contemporary Fine Arts, Berlin |
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2005 |
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The Triumph of Painting, Saatchi Gallery, London |
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2004 |
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Jörg Immendorff. I Wanted to Become an Artist, Goldie Paley Gallery, Galleries at Moore, Moore College of Art & Design, Philadelphia, PA |
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2004 |
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Jörg Immendorff, Galerie Michael Werner, Cologne |
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2004 |
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Jörg Immendorff, Art & Public, Geneva |
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2004 |
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Jörg Immendorff, The Arts Club of Chicago, Chicago |
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2004 |
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Jörg Immendorff. Bilder, Skulpturen, Arbeiten auf Papier, Galerie Noah im Glaspalast, Augsburg |
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2004 |
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Jörg Immendorff, Patrick Painter Inc., Santa Monica |
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2004 |
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Jörg Immendorff. Entwürfe zum Bühnenbild der Oper "Die Nase", Galerie Springer, Berlin |
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2004 |
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DC: Jörg Immendorff. Standort für Kritik, Museum Ludwig, Cologne |
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2003 |
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Immendorff 'Weltnase'. Aquarelle und Zeichnungen, Kunstverein Lippstadt |
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2003 |
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Jörg Immendorff. Aualand. Teil 1: 1965 – 1984. Teil 2: 1985 – 2003, Contemporary Fine Arts, Berlin |
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2002 |
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Jörg Immendorff. Wenn das Bild zum Berg kommt, China Millenium Monument, Beijing |
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2001 |
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Anton Kern Gallery, New York |
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2001 |
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Michael Werner Gallery, New York |
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2001 |
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Galeri Bo Bjerggaard, Copenhagen |
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2000 |
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Kestner Gesellschaft, Hannover |
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1999 |
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Gl. Holtegaard/Breda-Fonden, Holte, Denmark |
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1998 |
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Muzeum Narodowe Warszawie, Warsaw |
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1997 |
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Stadtgalerie Sundern |
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1995 |
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Barbican Art Gallery, London |
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1994 |
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ACE Contemporary Exhibitions, Los Angeles; Museo Tamayo, Mexico Abbaye Saint-André Museum, Meymac |
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1993 |
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Centre George Pompidou Paris, France |
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1992 |
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Allegories of Modernism, New York, New York |
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1986 |
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Galerie Mary Boon New York, New York |
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1984 |
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5th Biennale of Sydney Sydney, Australia |
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1982 |
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Documenta 7 Kassel, Germany |
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1978 |
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First exhibition of the "Café Deutschland" paintings at the Galerie Michael Werner, Cologne |
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1978 |
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Galerie Michael Werner Cologne, Germany |
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1972 |
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Documenta 5 Kassel, Germany |
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1965 |
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Galerie Schmela, Düsseldorf |
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1961 |
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First exhibition at the New Orleans Jazz Club, Bonn |
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Literature |
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2005 |
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High Plains Drifter. Jörg Immendorff, Contemporary Fine Arts, Berlin 2005 |
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2005 |
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Immendorff-Male Lago, Neue National Galerie, Berlin 2005 |
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2004 |
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Jörg Immendorff, Michael Werner, Cologne 2004 |
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2002 |
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Jörg Immendorff. Wenn das Bild zum Berg kommt..., Millenium Monument, Beijing; Jin Mao Tower, Shanghai; China International Exhibition Agency, 2002 |
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2001 |
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Jörg Immendorff: Allen Dingen ist der Wechsel eigen, Staatliches Russisches Museum, St. Petersburg, 2001 |
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2000 |
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Immendorff. Bilder, Tayfun Belgin(Hrsg.), Museum am Ostwall, Dortmund 2000 |
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2000 |
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Jörg Immendorff. Bilder und Zeichnungen / Paintings and drawings, Kestner Gesellschaft, Hannover 2000 |
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1999 |
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Jörg Immendorff. Bilder 1997-98, Zeichnungen, Städtische Kunstsammlungen, Augsburg 1999 |
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1999 |
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Jörg Immendorff. Malerwald, Museum Küppersmühle - Sammlung Grothe, Duisburg 1999 |
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1999 |
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The Rake's Progress. Jörg Immendorff, Gl. Holtegaard/Breda-Fonden, Holte 1999 |
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1998 |
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Jörg Immendorff. Malerdebatte, Kunstmuseum, Bonn 1998 |
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1998 |
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Jörg Immendorff. Znaki, symbole i wizje/Zeichen, Symbole und Visionen/Signs, Symbols and Visions, Nationalmuseum, Warsaw 1998 |
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1997 |
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Jörg Immendorff. Rake's Progress Eine Folge von 8 farbigen Radierungen,: Sabine Knust, Munich 1997 |
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1996 |
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Immendorff. Gyntiana, Neuer Berliner Kunstverein, Berlin 1996 |
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1996 |
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Jörg Immendorff - Respect I, Dresdner Kunstverein, Dresden 1996 |
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1996 |
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Jörg Immendorff. Seeing The Rake's Progress, Salzburger Festspiele, Salzburg,1996 |
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