Overview

• On June 27, the Ludwiggalerie in Oberhausen launched public viewings of “Kometenhaft panisch,” a career-spanning survey of his visual art.
• The retrospective features over 300 pieces, from his early Udogramme sketches to vibrant Likörellen painted with liqueur and acrylics.
• His Pimmelköppe series, created in 2000 to denounce rising right-wing extremism, is presented with its original mix of acrylic, street dirt and the artist’s own blood.
• Backed by the Essen-based Brost-Stiftung, the show includes an immersive music component showcasing all 40 of Lindenberg’s studio albums curated by archivist Frank Bartsch.
• Although a lifelong pacifist, Lindenberg recently declared “Wir müssen uns verteidigen können” to express support for Germany’s current defense policy.