Für alle Lieben in der Welt

Material

Lacquered wood with chain and aluminium plaque; 156.00 x 168.00 cm

Dating

1967

About the artist

Jörg Immendorff (1945-2007) was one of Germany’s most famous artists in the 1980s and 1990s. Briefly trained as a stage and costume designer, the North German (born 14 June 1945 near Lüneburg) attended Joseph Beuys’ class at the State Art Academy in Düsseldorf between 1964 and 1969. Initially, he turned against the art establishment and highly respected abstract painting in highly political actions and happenings. To this end, he founded the action project “LIDL” together with Chris Reinecke and collaborated with A. R. Penck, who lived in Dresden and was subjected to severe repressive measures in the GDR. As an art teacher, Jörg Immendorff wanted to pass on his political ideas in reality at the Dumont-Lindemann-Hauptschule in Düsseldorf (1968-1980).

In 1969, Jörg Immendorff was expelled from the Academy because of his neo-Dadaist actions. Three years later he took part in documenta 5 with his “Rechenschaftsbericht” (1972). He always denounced the vanity of artists and called on his colleagues – also in painting – to raise their political voices. Jörg Immendorf, an avowed supporter of Mao Zedong, fought against l’art-pour-l’art throughout his life. In the process, he also criticised the GDR.