Open: Tuesday–Sunday, 11am–5pm
We are closed on Bank Holiday Mondays.
On Friday 18 September, the Kettle’s Yard will be closed for a private event.
The lift is currently out of order due to a technical fault. We are working to fix this as quickly as possible, and apologise for any inconvenience.
Open: Tuesday–Sunday, 11am–5pm
We are closed on Bank Holiday Mondays.
On Friday 18 September, the Kettle’s Yard will be closed for a private event.
The lift is currently out of order due to a technical fault. We are working to fix this as quickly as possible, and apologise for any inconvenience.
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Born 1939 – Died 2017
Born Ralf Winkler in Dresden, Penck played a key role in East German underground art from the 1950s to the 1970s. He was a founding member of the socialist artist’s groups ‘Erste Phalanx Nedserd’ (in 1953) and ‘Die Lücke TPT’ (in 1971). After moving to West Germany in 1980, he became associated with the ‘new figuration’ promoted by artists such as Georg Baselitz and Markus Lüpertz.
