A. R. Penck

  
Biography
1999 - 2000 Exhibition of bronze sculptures in Heilbronn, Bremen, Recklinghausen, Luxembourg, Berlin and Bad Homburg.
1939 Born as Ralf Winkler Dresden, East Germany
1965 1965 Takes part in an exhibition at the Puschkin-Haus in Dresden. Begins friendship with Michael Werner.
1968 First exhibition (Galerie Michael Werner, Cologne)
1970/1971 Founder of the group 'Lücke', with Wolfgang Opitz and others
1975 First major retrospective work at the Bern Kunsthalle.
1980 Left East Germany
1982 Participation in documenta 7 in Kassel. Starts working with iron and bronze. First publication ot the newspaper >Krater und Wolke< which is edited by A.R. Penck.
1988 Professorship at the Art Academy Düsseldorf, Germany
2004 Lives and works in Ireland and Germany

Exhibitions
2003 "A.R. Penck. Jenseits der Kriege. Bilder aus dem Jahr 2002", Galerie Michael Werner, Köln
2003 "A.R. Penck. Weltsicht 1968 – 2002", Museum Küppersmühle Sammlung Grothe, Duisburg
2002 "Ralf Winkler. Frühe Arbeiten. Bilder und Zeichnungen aus einer Dresdener Privatsammlung". Galerie im Schloss Wiligrad, Kunstverein Wiligrad e.V., Lübstorf
1999 "A.R. Penck. Bronzeskulpturen", Galerie Michael Werner, Köln
1997 "A.R. Penck. German Darkness and Contemporary Symbol", Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art, Hiroshima
1995 "A.R. Penck", Museo Rufino Tamayo, Mexiko-Stadt
1992 "A.R. Penck. Standart-Modelle", Galerie Michael Werner, Köln
1988 Retrospective, Nationalgalerie Berlin, Kunsthaus Berlin, Germany & Zurich, Switzerland
1988 Skulpturen und Zeichnungen, Kestner-Gesellschaft Hannover, Germany
1984 Brown's Hotel and Other Works, The Tate Gallery London, UK
1984 Biennial, Venice, Italy
1982 45 Zeichnungen - Bewußt-seinschichten, Kunstmuseum Bonn, Germany
1981 Gemälde und Handzeichnungen, Kunsthalle Köln, Cologne, West Germany
1978 Museum Ludwig Cologne, West Germany
1972 Kunstmuseum Basel, Switzerland
1972 Documenta 5, Kassel, Gemany
1968 Michael Werner Cologne, West Germany
1956 Dresden, East Germany