The only certain fact is that he "disappeared" in or around 1958.
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His family – met in Dresden in 1989 and since deceased – described him as “crazy”.
Full Biography: Karl Waldmann was born in Germany.
The only certain fact about his life is that he "disappeared in or around 1958 in a Russian labour camp.
Exhibitions until 1958: unknown.
It was not until after the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 that his work became known.
Some will speak about an ENIGMA in connection with Karl Waldmann. We will speak rather about a NOVEL structured like an essay on the madness of the 20th century.
1,200 images. (Some images NSFW)
Full Biography: Karl Waldmann was born in Germany.
The only certain fact about his life is that he "disappeared in or around 1958 in a Russian labour camp.
Exhibitions until 1958: unknown.
It was not until after the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 that his work became known.
Some will speak about an ENIGMA in connection with Karl Waldmann. We will speak rather about a NOVEL structured like an essay on the madness of the 20th century.
1,200 images. (Some images NSFW)
Interesting art; thanks for the post.
> I'm confused, so his family members all got together in Dresden in 1989 for a reunion and all said he was crazy and now they're also all dead?
That's just a strangely constructed sentence and I want to make sure I understand it.
I'm pretty sure it was not written by a native English speaker; I assume the reference is to a member of his family who was met in 1989 by someone else (perhaps the author of the sentence, perhaps someone the author is referring to).
posted by languagehat at 11:21 AM on December 2, 2014
> I'm confused, so his family members all got together in Dresden in 1989 for a reunion and all said he was crazy and now they're also all dead?
That's just a strangely constructed sentence and I want to make sure I understand it.
I'm pretty sure it was not written by a native English speaker; I assume the reference is to a member of his family who was met in 1989 by someone else (perhaps the author of the sentence, perhaps someone the author is referring to).
posted by languagehat at 11:21 AM on December 2, 2014
This is great.
Following links at the KarlWaldmann Museum site, there's a nice description of finding the work here. It's in French, mind but it describes buying them at a flea market / second-hand shop and then the process of trying to figure out what the hell they are (fake 'Constructivist' works or real ones?).
I don't know how it would machine translate, but it's a good read.
posted by From Bklyn at 12:26 PM on December 2, 2014
Following links at the KarlWaldmann Museum site, there's a nice description of finding the work here. It's in French, mind but it describes buying them at a flea market / second-hand shop and then the process of trying to figure out what the hell they are (fake 'Constructivist' works or real ones?).
I don't know how it would machine translate, but it's a good read.
posted by From Bklyn at 12:26 PM on December 2, 2014
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