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Klaus Peter Brehmer (12 September 1938 in Berlin, Germany – 16 December 1997 in Hamburg, Germany), was a German painter, graphic artist and filmmaker. From 1971 to 1997 he was professor at the Hochschule für bildende Künste Hamburg. Most of his works can be considered as political art or the visualization of political trends.


Biography

Brehmer was born 1938 in Berlin After school he graduated from 1957 to 1959 as a process engraver and as early as 1959 he first made etchings. The training was followed from 1959 to 1961 by the study of graphics at the Werkkunstschule Krefeld, now in the class of, a disciple of . Beginning in 1961, he started using photographic films, radiograms, and block prints, and further studied graphics at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, where he worked until 1963 with Coester. After a year's residence in Paris at the studio of
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, he returned to Berlin, and dedicated himself to various types of graphic design. In this time his folded graphics, stamps series, colors and scales, different demographics and film works were produced. In 1971 he became professor at the Hochschule für bildende Künste Hamburg and in 1987 and 1988, he was a guest lecturer at the China Academy of Art in Hangzhou.


Works

In the earliest works using photomechanical reproduction techniques (block prints, screen printing and offset printing), soon "real" objects such as architectural, technical and organic elements were added to the abstract motifs. Influenced by the emerging new definitions of art and direction as the pop art around 1960, but also by the political rebellion of the younger generation of the 60s, Brehmer defined a new form of language, which, in opposition to abstract art of the 50s, served realistic motifs. Thus arose around 1963 so-called trivial graphics, as the cliché pressure (a high-technology, also known as "Rasterätzung" or Autotypie) were exported. Brehmer used "everyday" motifs from advertising and the mass media, like naked women, cars or spacemen. he finally overcome with the construction of boxes and the limited dimensionality of printmaking. In the mid-60s he took advantage of a new motif: the stamp, which can be defined as authoritative body with cultural definition of power. Sometimes he combined these individual graphics to album pages or stamp-bags. With his work since the mid-60s Brehmer was, along with
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, Sigmar Polke, Gerhard Richter and
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, an important representative of the capitalist realism style. Today, the capitalist realism works are often attributed to the European Pop Art, with a particular political remark. At the same time Brehmer tried to democratize the art and to infiltrate the structures of the commercial exploitation of art with incorrectly declared unlimited editions, proofs or special editions. In the'70s, a new group of works - the so-called "diagrammatic work" in which colors, maps and statistics have been processed had been created. The political character came out even stronger. Brehmer dealt with the interpretation and significance of color as a symbol (Farbengeografien, Ideale Landschaft, Farbmuster) and created oversized charts and maps to Fascism (Hitler's Rede, 1973), the communist threat (Lokalisierung von Rotwerten, 1972), environmental damage ( Skyline, 1972) and war (Lokalisierung Rot/Rosa, 1972 My Lai). The best-known work of this group is a rigged German Flag (Korrektur der Nationalfarben, 1972), wherein the three colours black - red - gold valued in different sizes are defined by the distribution of wealth in West Germany. This flag was hoisted in front of the documenta 5. From the late'70s Brehmer - in addition to the continued production of graphics and drawings - he began to paint. The motives are collected from scientific journals thermography, sonogram, etc.. Besides the graphics, panel paintings and drawings Brehmer produced films (such as "walking" 16 mm, 20 min., B / w, sound, ''Kleistfilm'', 16 mm, 9 min., Color, sound, several documentaries on performances by J. Beuys, Moorman C., A. Kaprow, A. Koepcke, P. Polke and others) and compositions based on graphical templates (''Seele und Gefühl eines Arbeiters'', 1978; ''Composition No. 3'' ''(In Form eines Spitzkleeblattes)'', 1983, etc.) The visualization of social developments and political trends can be seen as the “common” thread in his art.


Solo exhibitions

* 1964 Graphisches Kabinett der Freien Galerie, Berlin * 1965 Klaus Peter Brehmer: Trivialgrafik, Galerie
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, Berlin (K) * 1971 KP Brehmer. Produktion 1962–1971,
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(K) / Galerie Baecker, Bochum * 1972 Galerie Bama, Paris (Frankreich) / Galerie René Block, Berlin * 1975 Bilder einer Ausstellung, René Block Gallery, New York (USA) * 1976 KP Brehmer. Gesamte Druckgrafik, Museum Wiesbaden (K) * 1977 Time, College of Art, Philadelphia (USA) * 1985 KP Brehmer. ''Wie mich die Schlange sieht. Wie ich die Schlange sehe'', DAAD-Galerie, Berlin (K), Stadtgalerie, Saarbrücken; Büro Orange, München (K) * 1989 KP Brehmer. ''30 Jahre Arbeit in Kunst''. Trivialgrafik, Aufsteller, Schachteln, 1959–1970, Galerie Vorsetzen, Hamburg (mit Stephan von Huene) * 1993 KP Brehmer, ''Schamanismus'', Galerie Vorsetzen, Hamburg (mit Bogomir Ecker) * 1994 KP Brehmer - ''Briefmarken 1966–1972'', Galerie Bernd Slutzky, Frankfurt am Main (K) * 1995 KP Brehmer, DG HYP-Ausstellungsforum, Hamburg (K) * 1998 KP Brehmer - ''Alle Künstler lügen'', Fridericianum, Kassel (K) * 2000 KP Brehmer – ''Das Gefühl zwischen den Fingerkuppen'', Galerie Bernd Slutzky, Frankfurt am Main * 2004 KP Brehmer - ''Nationale Werte'', Städtische Galerie Bietigheim-Bissingen * Ständige Ausstellung seit 1998 im Sockelgeschoß der Hamburger Kunsthalle * 2009 KP Brehmer - Milliken Gallery, Stockholm (Schweden) * 2011 KP Brehmer - ''A TEST EXTENDING BEYOND THE ACTION'' Centro Andaluz de Arte Contemporáneo Sevilla (Spanien) * 2013 ''KP Brehmer und die Grafik des Kapitalistischen Realismus.''
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, Berlin. * 2014 KP Brehmer Real Capital – Production
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, London. * 2015 KP Brehmer ''Scheinbar abstrakte Kunst'' Vorsetzen, Hamburg * 2019 KP Brehmer - ''Kunst≠Propaganda'' Gemeentemuseum Den Haag, The Hague * Neues Museum Nürnberg (2018/19); Hamburger Kunsthalle (2019); und ARTER, Istanbul Turkey(2020)


Group exhibitions

„''KP Brehmer hatte es gar nicht so sehr auf Einzelausstellungen angelegt. Ihm erschienen Gruppenausstellungen wegen des künstlerischen Austausches interessanter''“. (Zitat Monika Brehmer) * 1964 Neodada, Pop Decollage, Kapitalistischer Realismus, Galerie René Block, Berlin * 1966 Kritische Grafik. Brehmer - Staeck - Vostell, Graficky kabinety, Brno (Tschechoslowakei) * 1967 ''Hommage à Lidice'', Galerie René Block, Berlin; Spala Galerie, Prag (Tschechoslowakei) / New multiple art, Whitechapel Art Gallery, London (Großbritannien) * 1971 ''Metamorphose des Dinges. Kunst und Antikunst 1910–1970'', Nationalgalerie, Staatliche Museen Preußischer Kulturbesitz, Berlin * 1972 documenta 5. ''Befragung der Realität. Bildwelten heute'',
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* 1973 ''Kunst im politischen Kampf. Aufforderung - Anspruch - Wirklichkeit'',
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* 1974 ''Art in Society. Society into Art'', Institute of Contemporary Arts, London (Großbritannien) * 1975 ''Druckgrafik der Gegenwart'', Nationalgalerie, Berlin / Boites, ARC 2, Musée d´Art Moderne de la ville de Paris (Frankreich) * 1976 Künstler drucken, Leipzig (DDR) / Working Party, Whitechapel Art Gallery, London (Großbritannien) * 1977 documenta 6 in
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/ ''13° E. Eleven Artists working in Berlin'', Whitechapel Art Gallery, London (Großbritannien) * 1978 ''Eremit? Forscher? Sozialarbeiter? Das veränderte Selbstverständnis von Künstlern'', Kunstverein und Kunsthaus, Hamburg / Kunst von 1960 bis heute, Berlinische Galerie, Berlin / Realisten, Kunsthalle Rostock (DDR); Moskau (Russland) * 1979 ''Für Augen und Ohren. Von der Spieluhr zum akustischen Environment'', Akademie der Künste, Berlin / ''Écouter par les yeux'', ARC, Musée d´Art Moderne de la ville de Paris (Frankreich) / '' Cartes de la terre'', Centre Pompidou, Paris (Frankreich) * 1984 ''Zugehend auf eine Biennale des Friedens''. Hamburger Wochen für Bildende Kunst 1985, Kunsthaus und Kunstverein, Hamburg * 1985 ''Vorsatz 1'', Galerie Vorsetzen, Hamburg * 1987 1961 Berlin art 1987, Museum of Modern Art, New York (USA) * 1988 China & The West Calligraphy & Painting Harmony, Art Gallery, Hangzhou (VR China) * 1989 ''Broken Music''. Artists´ Recordworks, DAAD-Galerie, Berlin; Gemeentemuseum, Den Haag (Niederlande); Magasin, Grenoble (Schweiz) * 1990 ''The Readymade Boomerang'' / 8th Biennale of Sydney (Australien) * 1991 ''Fluxus & Concept-art''. Sammlung Beck, Wilhelm-Hack-Museum, Ludwigshafen / ''Umwandlungen'', National Gallery of Korea, Seoul (Südkorea) / ''Mit dem Kopf durch die Wand''. Sammlung Block, Statens Museum for Kunst, Kopenhagen; Kunsthalle, Nürnberg * 1992 ''KP Brehmer, K.H. Hödicke, Konrad Lueg, Wolf Vostell, Sigmar Polke, Gerhard Richter, Grafik des Kapitalistischen Realismus'', Galerie Bernd Slutzky, Frankfurt am Main (K) * 1993 Mediale Hamburg * 1997 ''PRO LIDICE - 52'' Künstler aus Deutschland, Tschechisches Museum für Bildende Künste, Prag (Tschechien) * 1999 ''Pop Impressions''. Europe/USA, The Museum of Modern Art, New York (USA) / ''EuroPop. A Dialogue with the US'', Arken Museum for Moderne Kunst, Kopenhagen (Dänemark)/ ''Chronos und Kairos''. Die Zeit in der zeitgenössische Kunst, Fridericianum Kassel * 2000'' Das XX. Jahrhundert. Ein Jahrhundert Kunst in Deutschland''. Nationalgalerie Berlin / Hamburger Bahnhof (K) * 2002 ''Shopping. 100 Jahre Kunst und Konsum''. Kunsthalle Schirn, Frankfurt am Main,
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(Großbritannien) * 2003 ''Berlin-Moskau. 1950–2000'', Berliner Festspiele / Martin-Gropiusbau Berlin * 2004 ''Moskau-Berlin 1950–2000''. Staatliches Historisches Museum, Moskau (Russland) / ''Behind the Facts. Interfunktionen 1968-75''. Miró Foundation, Barcelona (Spanien); Porto (Portugal) / ''Two and One.Printmaking in Germany 1945–1990'', Kunsthalle zu Kiel / ''Krieg Medien Kunst''. Städtische Galerie Bietigheim-Bissingen * 2006 ''Art Salon Belgrade - ART, LIFE & CONFUSION'', Belgrad (Serbien) / ''Eye on europe. Prints, books & multiples 1960 to know'', The Museum of Modern Art, New York (USA) / ''Far West. Vier Künstler zwischen Deutschland und China'', Kunsthaus Hamburg, verschiedene Stationen in China (2007) Shanghai u.a. * 2007 ''FAR WEST'', Mingyan Artcenter, Shanghai (VR China) * 2008 ''Europop'', Kunsthaus Zürich (Schweiz) * 2008 ''True Romance. Allegorien von der Renaissance bis heute'', Kunsthalle Wien,(Österreich) Villa Stuck, München, Kunsthalle zu Kiel / ''Europop'' Ausstellung im Kunsthaus Zürich / ''German Angst'', Der Neue Berliner Kunstverein / ''Art Basel'', Galerie Milliken * 2009 ''Flagge zeigen? Die Deutschen und ihre Nationalsymbole'', Haus der Geschichte der Bundesrepublik Deutschland / ''Quartett - Vier Biennalen im Spiegel grafischer Blätter'', Tanas, Berlin / ''Werke aus der Sammlung Block'', Neues Museum in Nürnberg / ''Bilder einer Ausstellung'', Edition Block Berlin / ''Bilderschlachten - 2000 Jahre Nachrichten aus dem Krieg'', Museum Industriekultur / ''The Armory Show 2009'', New York, Milliken Gallery / ''1968. Die große Unschuld'', Kunsthalle Bielefeld / ''Time as Matter. MACBA Collection. New acquisitions'', Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona / ''Red Thread - Ein Prolog zur 11. Internationalen Istanbul Biennale'' Tanas Berlin / ''11. Biennale Istanbul'' / ''Kunst und Kalter Krieg – Deutsche Positionen 1945–1989'', Deutsches Historisches Museum Berlin * 2010 ''Vom Ursprung der Welten'', Künstlerhaus Hamburg e.V. FRISE / ''Kapitalistischer Realismus. Grafik aus der Sammlung Block'', Die Feininger Galerie Quedlinburg * 2011 ''modell/stadt/muster/stadt'', Centre d'art passerelle Brest (Frankreich)/ ''travaille(r) la réalité !'' Centre d'art passerelle Brest (Frankreich) / ''GRAFIK DES KAPITALISTISCHEN REALISMUS'', Edition Block Berlin / ''All I Can See is the Management'', Gasworks (London/Grossbritannien)/ ''6th MOMENTUM Bienal'', Norwegen / ''Museum of Affects. In the framework of L'Internationale''Museum of Contemporary Art Metelkova, Slowenien / ''Belvedere – Warum ist Landschaft schön?'' Arp Museum Bahnhof Rolandseck in Remagen * 2012 ''Doppelte Ökonomien - Vom Lesen eines Fotoarchivs aus der DDR (1967–1990)'', Halle14 – Zentrum für zeitgenössische Kunst, Leipziger Baumwollspinnerei / ''Hungry City. Landwirtschaft in der zeitgenössischen Kunst'', Kunstraum Kreuzberg / Bethanien, Berlin / ''Erhöhte Temperatur. Kunst und Klima'', Salzburger Kunstverein (Österreich) / ''Abstraktion und Alltag'', Galerie Nord - Kunstverein Tiergarten, Berlin / ''Capitalist Realism, Early prints of KP Brehmer, Karl Horst Hödicke, Konrad Lueg, Sigmar Polke, Gerhard Richter, Wolf Vostell'', Kunsthal 44 Møen / ''Pi – π Verwandlungen des Kreises'', Landdrotei Pinneberg * 2013 ''55th International Art Exhibition at the Venice Biennale'', Venedig (Italien) Biennale di Venezia * 2014 ''Playtime'',
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, München / ''GERMAN POP'' Schirn Kunsthalle, Frankfurt (Main) * 2015 ''Office Space'' Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco (USA)/ ''Adventures of the Black Square'' Whitechapel, London(GB)


References

* Réné Block: ''Grafik des Kapitalistischen Realismus''. Berlin 1971/1974, 2 vol. * KP Brehmer: ''Wie mich die Schlange sieht...'' Exhibition catalogue, Daad-Galerie, Berlin 1985 * Hubertus Butin: ''KP Brehmer, Briefmarken 1966-1972'' Exhibition catalogue, Galerie Bernd Slutzky 1994. * KP Brehmer: ''Alle Künstler lügen''. Exhibition catalogue, Fridericianum Kassel 1998 * Björn Egging: ''Von Pop zu Politik. Studien zur Entwicklung der politisch engagierten Kunst KP Brehmers'' 2004. Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek der freien und Hansestadt Hambur

* KP Brehmer: Real Capital-Production. Ausstellungskatalog. Ed. von Doreen Mende und Raven Row. KoenigBooks 2016, (Englisch) * KP Brehmer: Kunst≠Propaganda. Ausstellungskatalog. KoenigBooks 2018, (Deutsch), (Englisch)


External links

* Literatur of and about KP Brehmer in the catalogue of German National Library (Deutsche Nationalbibliothek) * biography and bibliography IFA database) http://kuenstlerdatenbank.ifa.de/datenblatt.php3?ID=264&NAME=brehmer&ACTION=kuenstler&SUB_ACTION=1%7C8
KP Brehmer Sammlung und Nachlass (KP Brehmer Collection and Estate)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Brehmer, K.P. 1938 births 1997 deaths 20th-century German painters 20th-century German male artists German male painters Political artists