Buttner MS

Born in Jena, Germany in 1954, Werner Buttner was a law student when he befriended artist Albert Oehlen, whose influence prompted him to take up art. This book covers over 150 pieces of his work from the last two decades, from oil on canvas and drawings, to collages. His work has been exhibited with Oehlens as well as Martin Kippenbergers and is considered to be of the same tradition. Coinciding with the exhibition Werner Buttner: Verkehrte Welt at the Deichtorhallen in Hamburg this book covers about 150 pieces from the last two decades - from oil on canvas and drawings to collages, personal photographs, and invitations. Also included are a foreword by Zdenek Felix (director of Deichtorhallen), five texts by friends and colleagues of Büttner (Michael Diers, Harald Falckenberg, Friedrich Wolfram Heubach, Fritz Kramer, and Rudolf Schmitz), an exhibition chronology, and a bibliography.