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Walther König, Köln

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WALTHER KöNIG, KöLN

Martin Kippenberger: The Happy End of Franz Kafka’s Amerika

Text by Gisela Capitain, Lisa Franzen, Peter Gorschlüter, Rembert Hüser, Sarah Khan.

Martin Kippenberger: The Happy End of Franz Kafka’s Amerika

A detailed documentation of Kippenberger’s epic masterpiece

Widely considered Martin Kippenberger’s (1953–97) masterpiece, The Happy End of Franz Kafka’s "Amerika" explores a utopia of universal employment, based on a section from Kafka’s titular novel in which the protagonist, Karl Rossmann, applies for a job at the “biggest theater in the world”: “whoever wants to become an artist should sign up!” Kippenberger’s installation, set out on a stylized football pitch, is made up of 50 table-and-chair ensembles. Alongside classic design icons and found objects, it also includes furniture especially produced by Kippenberger, as well as pieces by numerous artist friends, including Cosima von Bonin, Tony Oursler, Ulrich Strothjohann and Jason Rhodes. This publication examines the work, and includes, for the first time, “biographies” of the individual objects, tracing the contexts of their creation, collection and integration into the installation. This volume therefore constitutes the definitive documentation of The Happy End of Franz Kafka’s "Amerika".


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MARTIN KIPPENBERGER MONOGRAPHS + ARTIST'S BOOKS

Martin Kippenberger: Catalogue Raisonné of the Paintings, Volume Two: 1983–86

MARTIN KIPPENBERGER: CATALOGUE RAISONNé OF THE PAINTINGS, VOLUME TWO: 1983–86

Walther König, Köln

ISBN: 9783863356354
USD $395.00
| CAD $572

Pub Date: 10/3/2023
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Martin Kippenberger: METRO-Net

MARTIN KIPPENBERGER: METRO-NET

Spector Books

ISBN: 9783959054850
USD $35.00
| CAD $48

Pub Date: 4/26/2022
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Martin Kippenberger: The Happy End of Franz Kafka’s Amerika

MARTIN KIPPENBERGER: THE HAPPY END OF FRANZ KAFKA’S AMERIKA

Walther König, Köln

ISBN: 9783753300030
USD $85.00
| CAD $53.95

Pub Date: 11/9/2021
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Fondazione Prada

ISBN: 9788887029789
USD $65.00
| CAD $91

Pub Date: 7/5/2022
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Martin Kippenberger: MOMAS Projekt

MARTIN KIPPENBERGER: MOMAS PROJEKT

MAMCO Geneva

ISBN: 9781942884897
USD $29.95
| CAD $41.95 UK £ 25.99

Pub Date: 4/20/2021
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Martin Kippenberger's Magical Misery Tour

MARTIN KIPPENBERGER'S MAGICAL MISERY TOUR

Bierke

ISBN: 9783981337044
USD $29.95
| CAD $39.95

Pub Date: 4/23/2019
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Martin Kippenberger: Catalogue Raisonné of the Paintings, Volume Three 1987–1992

MARTIN KIPPENBERGER: CATALOGUE RAISONNé OF THE PAINTINGS, VOLUME THREE 1987–1992

Walther König, Köln

ISBN: 9783863356361
USD $395.00
| CAD $525

Pub Date: 2/28/2017
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Martin Kippenberger: Catalogue Raisonné of the Paintings, Volume 4 1993-1997

MARTIN KIPPENBERGER: CATALOGUE RAISONNé OF THE PAINTINGS, VOLUME 4 1993-1997

Walther König, Köln

ISBN: 9783863354817
USD $395.00
| CAD $525

Pub Date: 2/24/2015
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Martin Kippenberger: Modell

MARTIN KIPPENBERGER: MODELL

Walther König, Köln

ISBN: 9783865603111
USD $49.95
| CAD $67.5

Pub Date: 3/1/2008
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