{"product_id":"martin-kippenberger-ab-in-die-ecke-und-schaem-dich-edition-5-2006","title":"Martin Kippenberger — Martin, ab in die Ecke und schäm dich, Artist Postcard, Edition 5, 2006","description":"\u003cp\u003e12 × 16 cm. Offset print on uncoated card stock. Published by Edition 5, 2006. Good vintage condition: light handling wear and minor age toning, clean image with a lightly marked reverse, consistent with storage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArtist postcard published by Edition 5 in 2006 as part of its series of contemporary art postcards, reproducing \u003cem\u003eMartin, ab in die Ecke und schäm dich\u003c\/em\u003e (1989), one of Martin Kippenberger’s most recognisable sculptures. The reverse credits the Estate of Martin Kippenberger and Galerie Gisela Capitain, placing the card within the period of renewed institutional attention that followed the major 2006 retrospective \u003cem\u003eMartin Kippenberger: The Problem Perspective\u003c\/em\u003e at Tate Modern and K21 Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe sculpture itself occupies a central place in Kippenberger’s practice. A life-size self-portrait cast in resin, standing with its face buried in the corner, it combines slapstick humour, self-criticism, and institutional parody in a single unforgettable image. Since the artist’s death in 1997, it has become one of the defining works of post-war German art, regularly appearing in museum exhibitions and major private collections.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs an object, this postcard belongs to the broader ecosystem through which contemporary art circulates beyond the gallery: museum shops, bookshops, fairs, and exhibitions. Unlike exhibition invitations, these publisher-issued image cards were intended to extend the life of artworks through inexpensive printed multiples. Many were handled, mailed, or discarded, making surviving examples surprisingly elusive, particularly outside complete postcard sets.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eToday, cards devoted to canonical contemporary artists such as Kippenberger are increasingly appreciated as modest but authentic artefacts of art-world publishing. They preserve not only the image of an important work but also a particular moment in its reception, when museums, estates, and specialist publishers translated major sculptures into portable printed form.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShipping and handling included in the listed price.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Edition 5","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53798103646546,"sku":"KIPPENBERGER-ED5-PC-2006","price":40.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0991\/5636\/1554\/files\/Kippengerger_Martin_Artist_postcard_image_ab_in_die_Ecke_und_scham_dich_1989_._2006.jpg?v=1781882280","url":"https:\/\/thenewrare.com\/products\/martin-kippenberger-ab-in-die-ecke-und-schaem-dich-edition-5-2006","provider":"The New Rare","version":"1.0","type":"link"}