Martin KippenbergerGerman, 1953–1997Balla Balla
Can I see it?
Not on view at present
Where is “Balla Balla” now? Collection: The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Not on view at present. Checked September 22, 2026.
New York, United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
- Checked
- Source
- The museum
Details
- Accession number
- 242.2003
In the catalog
Sources
- The Museum of Modern Art
- Image: The Museum of Modern Art — © the artist or rights holder
In the life of Martin Kippenberger
The whole life1991–1994
Stays with the Grässlin collectors in the Black Forest
On and off in 1991–1994 he is a guest of the Grässlin family of art collectors in Sankt Georgen im Schwarzwald, to work and to recover from his excessive life. He had first stayed with them in 1980–1981.
from 1992
From 1992 gives lectures on art at universities
Gives lectures on art at the universities of Kassel, Amsterdam and Nice, and also at Yale. In his last years he also teaches at the Städelschule and the Art Academy in Kassel.
1993
Exhibition at the Centre Pompidou
The Centre Pompidou in Paris shows his work: outside Germany he draws greater attention from institutions.
1994
Exhibition at the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
The Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen in Rotterdam shows his work, following the exhibition at the Centre Pompidou.
1996
Married: Elfie Semotan
1996
Receives the Käthe Kollwitz Prize
Becomes a laureate of the Käthe Kollwitz Prize.
![Untitled from the series Dear Painter, Paint for Me [Lieber Maler, male mir], Martin Kippenberger, 1981](https://www.moma.org/media/W1siZiIsIjIzNDMxMiJdLFsicCIsImNvbnZlcnQiLCItcmVzaXplIDEwMjR4MTAyNFx1MDAzZSJdXQ.jpg?sha=b58b286ffa970210)
