Jörg Immendorff
September 25, 2026 to January 10, 2027Jörg Immendorff (1945–2007) was hailed internationally in the late twentieth century as one of the most influential German artists of his generation. A self-styled Malerfürst (“painter prince”), he cultivated a combative persona and led a notoriously contentious life. All the more striking, then, that the exhibition planned for autumn 2026 will be his first full retrospective in Düsseldorf: the city where he studied, taught and worked for decades.
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Developed in collaboration with the artist’s estate, the project follows every stage of his career, from his early years at the academy to the works produced in his final Düsseldorf studio. Around 100 objects – including major painting cycles, wood and bronze sculptures, and previously unseen drawings and archival material – chart the breadth of his practice. Beyond the sheer range of his output, the exhibition foregrounds Immendorff’s persistent interrogation of the artist’s place in society, as well as his responses to the political urgencies of his era and the contradictions that fuelled his public image.
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Jörg Immendorff, Für alle Lieben in der Welt, 1966, Kunstmuseum Karlsruhe, Foto: Heinz Pelz, Karlsruhe © Nachlass Jörg Immendorff

Jörg Immendorff, Naht, 1981, Öl auf Leinwand, 180 x 400 cm, Kunstpalast, Düsseldorf, Foto: Kunstpalast, Düsseldorf – LVR-ZMB – Stefan Arendt, © Nachlass Jörg Immendorff

Jörg Immendorff, Café, 1990, Öl auf Leinwand, 140 x 160 cm, Sammlung der Stadtsparkasse Düsseldorf im Kunstpalast, Düsseldorf, Foto: Kunstpalast, Düsseldorf – LVR-ZMB – Stefan Arendt, © Nachlass Jörg Immendorff

Jörg Immendorff, Hört auf zu malen, um 1966, Kunstharz auf Leinwand, 132 × 132 cm, Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven, Foto: Farbanalyse, © Nachlass Jörg Immendorff

John McIver, Porträt Jörg Immendorff in Auckland, Neuseeland, 1987, Atelier Immendorff, Foto: E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tōmaki, © John McIver © Nachlass Jörg Immendorff

Jörg Immendorff, Café Deutschland I, 1978, Öl auf Leinwand, 282 × 330 cm, Museum Ludwig, Köln, Foto: Farbanalyse, © Nachlass Jörg Immendorff

Jörg Immendorff, Für uns alle, 1994, Gouache auf beschichtetem Papier, 80 × 59 cm, Kunstpalast, Düsseldorf, Foto: Kunstpalast – LVR-ZMB – Annette Hiller,© Nachlass Jörg Immendorff

Jörg Immendorff, Wo stehst Du mit Deiner Kunst, Kollege?, 1973, Acryl auf Leinwand, 2-teilig, je 130 × 210 cm, Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, Foto: Farbanalyse, © Nachlass Jörg Immendorff

Jörg Immendorff, Wartebiene I, Öl auf Leinwand, 300 x 250 cm, Sammlung Viehof, Foto: Egbert Trogemann, © Nachlass Jörg Immendorff

Jörg Immendorff, Der Malerfeind im Maler ist sein bester Freund, 1985, Öl auf Leinwand, 330 × 285 cm, Sammlung Hans Grothe, Foto: Farbanalyse, © Nachlass Jörg Immendorff
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