He worked as a school art teacher, from 1971 in Düsseldorf (other accounts give 1969–1980), and afterwards as a free artist holding visiting professorships across Europe.
1982
The sculpture “Brandenburg Gate” at documenta 7
At documenta 7 in Kassel Immendorff showed his sculpture “Brandenburg Gate”.
19. Juni 1982 – 28. September 1982
Exhibition: documenta 7
1984
Opens the bar La Paloma in Hamburg
The bar stood near the Reeperbahn in Hamburg’s St. Pauli district; there Immendorff also made a large bronze sculpture of Hans Albers.
