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Udo Lindenberg’s Retrospective Opens in Oberhausen as He Backs Germany’s Right to Defend

The Ludwiggalerie presentation merges his satirical cartoon style with multimedia installations, demonstrating how his music-influenced art has continually confronted extremism.

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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.