Cologne Beggars I (Kölner Bettler I)

1972 · Print

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National Gallery of Art

Washington, Stati Uniti

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Ultimo cambio di stato: 19 ago 2026
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Numero di inventario: 1991.57.10

Che cosa raffigura

Occupations Beggar

In catalogo

Stampe Stampa fotomeccanica Arte del dopoguerra XX secolo German

Fonti

National Gallery of Art
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Nella vita di Sigmar Polke

Tutta la vita

1970
Solo show at the Galerie Michael Werner
In 1970 Polke had his first solo exhibition at the Galerie Michael Werner.
1970–1971
Teaching at the Hamburg Academy of Fine Arts
In 1970–1971 Polke taught at the Hamburg Academy of Fine Arts.
1971
Paris photographs under LSD
In 1971 Polke photographed Paris and printed the pictures with chemical staining while under the influence of LSD, creating works full of “strange presences”; with them began his use of the photographic process to alter “reality” — creased and folded wet paper, negatives combined with positives.
30 giugno 1972 – 8 ottobre 1972
Exhibition: Documenta 5
1973
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.
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.