Treading the limits of originality. Peter Zimmermann (*1956 in
Freiburg, lives and works in Cologne) is one of the most important
conceptual media artists. With his work, he consistently experimented
with visual reproduction techniques and gained international recognition
in the late 1980s with his Book Cover Paintings: motifs from book covers
such as that of the Diercke Weltatlas, which Zimmermann transfers to the
canvas with oil and epoxy resins. The relationship between original and
copy is the central theme of his work, with which he addresses the
ambivalence of artistic and digital authorship. Under the title Peter
Zimmermann: abstractness, this monograph brings together early works
and a selection of current productions. Peter Zimmermann studied at the
Stuttgart State Academy of Art and Design and was professor at the
Academy of Media Arts Cologne from 2002 to 2007. His works can be found
in the collections of, among others, the MMK Museum for Modern Art in
Frankfurt am Main, the Staatsgalerie Stuttgart, the Centre George
Pompidou in Paris, and The Museum of Modern Art in New York.
