Sigmar Polke
Year born:
1941
Location:
Oels, Silesia, East Germany (present-day Poland)
Since the early 1960s, Sigmar Polke has experimented with a wide range of styles, media, and subject matter, creating a diverse body of work. Transforming historical and contemporary imagery into satirical and serious critiques, Polke explores and addresses a breadth of social and political issues.