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Jörg Immendorff

Since the 1980s Jörg Immendorff (1945–2007) has been considered one of Germany’s most important contemporary artists, though he is just as well-known internationally. This former pupil of Joseph Beuys was himself a professor at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf from 1996, and a year later he received the Premio Marco, the world’s most lucrative art prize, for his art, characterized by its symbolic and political references. An array of museums have recognized his work, including most recently the Neue Nationalgalerie in Berlin with an exhibition of Jörg Immendorff’s graphic pieces.