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Martin Von Haselberg
The Kipper Kids were a duo composed of Martin Rochus Sebastian von Haselberg (born 20 January 1949) and Brian Routh (born 9 March 1948) two artists known for the extreme and often comedic performance art they made together in the 1970s and after. Von Haselberg lives and works in New York (state), New York, U.S.; and Routh was recently living in Leicester, England. From 1971, the duo were also known as Harry and Harry Kipper. Biography While attending East 15 Acting School, Martin von :de:Haselberg (Adelsgeschlecht), Haselberg and Brian Routh invented a character they called Harry Kipper. Upon being expelled from the school on the claim of "too experimental", they began working as a touring act. They were originally called Harry and Alf Kipper and had two distinctly different characters. Later, they dropped the name Alf and decided to call each other Harry and make their characters identical. From 1971 to 1975, most of their performances took place in Europe. In 1974, David Ross, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Contemporary Artists
This is a list of artists who create contemporary art, i.e., those whose peak of activity can be situated somewhere between the 1970s (the advent of postmodernism) and the present day. Artists on this list meet the following criteria: *The person is regarded as an important figure or is widely cited by his/her peers or successors. *The person is known for originating a significant new concept, theory or technique. *The person has created, or played a major role in co-creating, a significant or well-known work, or collective body of work, that has been the subject of an independent book or feature-length film, or of multiple independent periodical articles or reviews. *The person's work either (a) has become a significant monument, (b) has been a substantial part of a significant exhibition, (c) has won significant critical attention, or (d) is represented within the permanent collections of several notable galleries or museums, or had works in many significant libraries. A * Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |