Sigmar PolkeGerman, 1941–2010Untitled
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The Museum of Modern Art
New York, United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
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- 906.2011
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Meanwhile, in the life of Sigmar Polke
The whole life1973
In the United States with James Lee Byars
In 1973 Polke travelled to the United States with the artist James Lee Byars in search of the “other” America; the fruit of the journey was a series of manipulated images of homeless alcoholics on New York's Bowery.
1973
Move to the Gaspelshof near Willich
In 1973 Polke moved to the village of Gaspelshof near Willich on the Lower Rhine. The Gaspelshof was an artists' commune where he lived in the early 1970s.
1974
A journey through Pakistan and Afghanistan
In the 1970s Polke made a series of round-the-world journeys, photographing in Paris, New York, Afghanistan and Brazil; in 1974 he travelled through Pakistan and Afghanistan.
1975
Painting prize at the São Paulo Biennial
For the 13th São Paulo Biennial Polke made a series of ten large photographic images, and he won the Biennial's prize for painting.
1977–1991
Professor at the Hamburg Academy
From 1977 to 1991 Polke was a professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Hamburg; his students included Georg Herold.
