A. R. PenckGerman, 1939–2017Untitled
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Not receiving at present
Cambridge, United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
- Checked
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
Particulars
- Accession number
- 2008.248
In the catalog
Sources
- Harvard Art Museums
- Image: Harvard Art Museums — © President and Fellows of Harvard College
Meanwhile, in the life of A. R. Penck
The whole life1966
The pseudonym A. R. Penck and candidacy for the artists’ association
Winkler becomes a candidate for membership of the Association of Plastic Artists, now under the artistic pseudonym A. R. Penck, chosen after the geologist Albrecht Penck.
1966
A small role in Böttcher’s film Vintage 45
He has a small acting role in the film Vintage 45 (1966), directed by Jürgen Böttcher, his early teacher.
1968
Two exhibitions in Cologne galleries
In 1968 two exhibitions of Penck’s work are held in Cologne: “Deutsche Avantgarde 3: A. R. Penck, Bilder” at Galerie Hake and “A. R. Penck: Erstes Training mit Standart” at Galerie Michael Werner.
from 1969
Growing trouble with the GDR’s state security
From 1969 Penck has increasing problems with the Ministry of State Security of the GDR: his paintings are confiscated and his membership in the Association of Visual Artists of the GDR (VBK) is rejected.
