Kippenberger! An excess of the moment

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Kippenberger! An Excess of the Moment is a play by director Angela Richter .

The world premiere took place on October 11, 2013 at the Schauspiel Köln . The play deals with the life of the artist Martin Kippenberger (1953–1997). A book accompanying the play was published by the Walther König bookshop .

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Angela Richter interviewed friends, companions, victims and enemies of Martin Kippenberger and created a two-hour production out of it. The play is mainly about the permanent excesses that ultimately led to the artist's early death and the glorious 1980s art years in Cologne , when the art world looked at Cologne.

Reviews (selection)

The art magazine art sees the play as ambiguous. Although the finale is gripping, the dramatization of the research interviews is a bit monotonous . The Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger , on the other hand, makes ... an unconditional recommendation .

The German internet portal for theater criticism and theater reporting , Nachtkritik.de, has collected further reviews.

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  1. Dear player, play for me ( Memento of the original from October 6, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. art from October 14, 2013 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.art-magazin.de
  2. When the art world looked at Cologne
  3. Kippenberger! - Angela Richter's art survey at the Schauspiel Köln Nachtkritik.de