Kiepenkerl
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Kiepenkerl is a sculptural artwork by Jeff Koons that depicts a traditional German peddler figure in polished stainless steel, exemplifying his interest in banality and kitsch.
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | sculpture ⓘ |
| artMovement | contemporary art ⓘ |
| collection | Museum Ludwig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| color | metallic silver ⓘ |
| copyrightHolder | Jeff Koons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| creator | Jeff Koons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
man with backpack
ⓘ
rural working-class figure ⓘ traditional German peddler ⓘ |
| exemplifies |
appropriation of folk motifs
ⓘ
use of industrial materials in sculpture ⓘ |
| genre | figurative sculpture ⓘ |
| hasInfluence | discourse on high and low culture in art ⓘ |
| hasPart | figure of a man carrying goods ⓘ |
| inception | 1987 ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | German ⓘ |
| location |
Cologne
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Germany ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
banality
ⓘ
kitsch ⓘ |
| materialUsed | polished stainless steel ⓘ |
| movement | Neo-Pop NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | Jeff Koons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Banality series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionMethod | cast stainless steel ⓘ |
| surfaceFinish | mirror-polished ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | itinerant peddler ⓘ |
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