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“In 1976 Kippenberger’s mother was killed in a car crash... .. She bequeathed about 750,000 DM to him. With the money he inherited, Kippenberger moved from Hamburg to Berlin in 1978. To celebrate his 25th birthday on 25 February 1978 he had posters printed showing him with a tramp, and entitled ‘1/4 Jahrhundert Kippenberger als einer von Euch, unter Euch, mit Euch... [1/4 Century Kippenberger as one of you, among you, with you...]. He also published the book Vom Eindruck zum Ausdruck. 1/4 Jahrhundert Kippenberger [From Impression to Expression. 1/4 Century Kippenberger] featuring a set of photographs from Kippenberger’s family album for purchasers to stick in themselves.* The poster and publication mark the beginning of an extensive self-projection, all the more inclusive for the fact that Kippenberger’s inheritance gave him the financial means to do so”. DANIEL BAUMANN, in: Martin Kippenberger. Selbstbildnisse. Basel/Hamburg, 1998 “Initially the illustrations were sticked in by Kippenberger himself, and he numbered and signed the books. Later, the stickers were inserted loose and the numeration was not continued.” Koch 2002 Verlag Pikasso’s Erben is Kippenberger’s own publishing house (see ills. p. 163 Koch 2002)
