1939 Born on 5 October in Dresden as Ralf Winkler 1945 as a young boy witnessed the burning of Dresden 1945-53 visit to the elementary school, begins a ten-year-old oil paintings to paint, first sales of portrait paintings, 1955 repeated applications to the academies in Dresden and East Berlin are rejected 1956 first exhibition of his paintings in Dresden, followed by an apprenticeship as an advertising illustrator, and then other activities, as a self-taught artists, he operated in the following years in the fields of painting, sculpture, film, writing and music, creates sculptural works from early in plaster 1957 to work on "Rembrandt reconstructions." Works as Zeitungsausträger, plugger (margarine factory), night, small cast, letter carrier and heater, for the artillery FIGURED 1960/61 first occurrence of "stick figure", and its application to the People's Army will be rejected is at the Akademie der Künste, Berlin / GDR 1963 for a mural painting on behalf of Keller Architects Cooperation; relates his studio in the Long Road 1963/65 is the first "world" in his discussion of the mathematics, cybernetics, theoretical physics Involvement in a 1964 exhibition at the Pushkin House 1966, as a candidate of the Association of Fine Artists nominated, but by the jury after the expiry of the time rejected candidates. The first "standard" pictures 1968 since that time, several books, according to the sculptural works from Leukoplast created the first "standard models" 1969 first exhibition at Galerie Michael Werner, uses the pseudonym "AR Penck " 1970 published "standard making" and "What is Standard" 1971 followed by other publications: "I-Standart-literature" 1972 First exhibition of the "standard models", participation in the documenta 5 in Kassel, first exhibition of drawings in the Kunstmuseum Basel; move to Lindenau 1973 disciplinary convocation in the People's Army 1974 after the dismissal from the army are among many movies the first TM images; appearance of the publication "European Sonnets"; Filzplastik creation of "model TM-Genetics," "Mike Hammer series 1975 First major retrospective at the Kunsthalle Bern 1976 receives the Will-Grohmann-price, appearance of the publication, "I am a book, buy me now"; prolonged stay in Budapest; move back to Dresden 1977 Page this year, the first wooden sculptures; participation in the documenta 6 in Kassel; Immendorff meets Penck in Berlin / GDR, relates his studio in the street Gostritzer 1979 publication of the first record "Gostritzer 92", additional plates will follow in the next few years, visiting Immendorff in Dresden; appearance of the publication "Theory of Soft ass, ash and vegetation" 1980 moved into the Federal Republic after Kerpen, near Cologne, is awarded the Rembrandt Prize of the Goethe Foundation in Basel 1981 Retrospective at the Josef-Haubrich-Kunsthalle in Cologne 1982 participation at the "documenta 7 in Kassel, the appearance of the first issue of the journal" crater and cloud, "whose publisher AR Penck is 1983 prolonged stay in Israel and moved to London 1984 Participation in the Venice Biennale, creates the sculpture "Monument to an unknown East German soldiers, in the wood and bronze combined, free jazz and rock music with musicians from New York, London and Germany, the city of Aachen Art Prize 1985 numerous small sculptures bronze 1986 First marble sculptures in Carrara 1987 buys a house in Kilalla / Northwest Ireland; exhibition in Derry, Dublin and Edinburgh and Cambridge, with concerts, receives the Nordrheinwestfälischen art Kulturstiftung 1988 retrospective of his paintings in the National Gallery in Berlin-West, then also at the Kunsthaus Zurich, Retrospective of drawings in the Gemeentemuseum Den Haag Vocation as a professor at the Dusseldorf Art Academy 1989 following the fall of the Berlin Wall began Penck, with its large group of works "people and animals after opening", which in 1991 completed 1991 Studio in Berlin 1992 Participation at the "documenta 9 in Kassel 1993 he wins the tender for the Taunusanlage 11 in Frankfurt am Main, headquarters of Freshfilds Bruckhaus Deringer. The wall sculpture in Carrara marble is still in the same year reveals Construction of the sculpture "Delphi helitroph" at the headquarters of Deutsche Bank in Luxembourg Lives and works in Berlin, Dublin, London, Dusseldorf and New York Solo Exhibitions 1969 Galerie Michael Werner, Cologne 1971 Galerie Heiner Friedrich, Munich Michael Werner Gallery, Cologne A.R.P. - Characters as understanding, Museum Haus Lange, Krefeld 1972 A.R.P. - Standard models, Galerie Michael Werner, Cologne Wide White Space Gallery, Antwerp Kunstmuseum Basel 1973 Galerie Loehr, Frankfurt am Main L'Uomo e l'Arte, Milan Anna Leon Owens Gallery, Nova Scotia College of Art & Design, Halifax Daner Galleriet, Copenhagen Städtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus, Munich 1974 Galerie Michael Werner, Cologne Next Gallery St. Stephan, Vienna Wide White Space Gallery, Antwerp 1975 A.R.P. - Mike Hammer legacy, Galerie Neuendorf, Hamburg Kunsthalle, Berne Stedelijk Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven Michael Werner Gallery, Cologne 1977 Gallery Seriaal, Amsterdam ARP-Image 1967-1977, Galerie Fred Jahn, Munich 1978 A.R.P. - Drawings to 1975, Kunstmuseum, Basel Kunstverein Mannheim Museum Ludwig, Cologne Galerie Helen van der Meij, Amsterdam Galerie Springer, Berlin A.R.P. - Vierzehnteilige work 1977, Galerie Fred Jahn, Munich 1979 A.R.P. - Red-green - green, red, Galerie Michael Werner, Cologne A.R.P. - Concept - Concept Space Museum Boymans-van Beuningen, Rotterdam 1980 Galerie Fred Jahn, Munich A.R.P. - Drawings and watercolors, Städtisches Museum Leverkusen, Schloß Morsbroich Michael Werner Gallery, Cologne 1981 Kunstmuseum Basel Galerie Helen van der Meij, Amsterdam A.R.P. - Transition, GEWAD, Ghent a.y. (AR Penck) - 38 new images, Neuendorf Gallery, Hamburg Josef-Haubrich-Kunsthalle, Cologne a.y. (a.r. PENCK) T - Standart-West, Kunsthalle Bern 1982 Galerie Michael Werner, Cologne Ileana Sonnabend Gallery, New York Lucio Amelio Gallery, Naples Toselli Gallery, Milan Cannaviello Studio d'Arte, Milan a.y. (AR Penck) - à Paris, Galerie Gillespie-Laage-Salomon, Paris Waddington Galleries, London A.R.P. - 45 drawings - consciousness, Kunstmuseum Basel A.R.P. - 45 drawings-consciousness, Kunstmuseum Bonn 1983 Galerie Lucio Amelio, Naples Gallery Yarlow / Salzmann, Toronto A.R.P. - Sculptures, Galerie Michael Werner, Cologne Galerie Springer, Berlin Galerie Sabine Knust, Munich Galerie Gillespie-Long-Salomon, Paris 1984 Mary Boone / Michael Werner Gallery, New York Gallery Watari, Tokyo Cannaviello Studio d'Arte, Milan Galerie Maeght Lelong, Zurich Waddington Galleries, London A.R.P. - Gravures de la collection du Cabinet des Estampes Geneva, Alma Gallery, Lyon Ulrike Kantor, Gallery, Los Angeles A.R.P. - Brown's Hotel and other works, The Tate Gallery, London Venice Biennale Akira Ikeda Gallery, Tokyo Galeiei Sabine Knust, Munich A.R.P. - Men, Galerie Michael Werner, Cologne Studios, Temple Bar, Dublin 1985 Musée d'Art et d 'industry, St. Etienne Brody's Gallery, Washington Arnolfini Gallery, Bristol Michael Werner Gallery, Cologne Mike chamber consequences Städt. Abteiberg Museum, Mönchengladbach Mary Boone / Michael Werner Gallery, New York Galerie Herbert Meyer-Ellinger, Frankfurt am Main 1985/86 ARP-1 image and 70 sculptures, Neue Galerie - Sammlung Ludwig, Aachen A.R.P. - The graphic oeuvre, Kunstverein Braunschweig Haus Salve Hospes 1986 Deweer Art Gallery, Zwevegem-Otegem Christian Stein Gallery, Milan A.R.P. - Graphics East / West, Galerie Maeght Lelong, Zurich A.R.P. - Drawings and Graphics, Springer Gallery Ralf Winkler (AR Penck) - 100 early drawings (1956-1964), a gallery and Stähli Edition, Zurich A.R.P. - Peintures des années 80, Galerie Gillespie-Laage-Salomon, Paris A.R.P. - Sculptures, Galerie Maeght Lelong, Zurich A.r. Penck - Graphics, Kunstverein Freiburg, Black Monastery A.r. Penck - etchings, Maximilian Verlag / Sabine Knust, Munich A.r. Penck - recente sculptures, collection d'art / gallery, Amsterdam A.r. Penck - dessins et gravures du Kupferstichkabinett de Bale, Cabinet des Estampes, Geneva Ralf Winkler (AR Penck) - Drawings 1956-1964, Barbara Toll Fine Arts, New York A.R.P. - Plastic Ideas 1980-1986, Galerie Michael Werner, Cologne 1986/87 West Penck - Works on Paper, Gallery Döbele, Ravensburg A.R.P. - Self-portraits, gallery, family, the Pope in Poland, London, daadgalerie, Berlin 1987 A.R.P. - The Northern Darkness, Orchard Gallery, Londonderry A.r. Penck - drawings and graphic works printed in Basle Kupferstichkabinett, Städt. Abteiberg Museum, Mönchengladbach A.R.P. - The Northern Darkness, Douglas Hyde Gallery, Dublin A.R.P. - The Northern Darkness, Edinburgh College of Art, Edinburgh Fruit Market Gallery, Edinburgh A.R.P. - Transition: ink brush drawings of 1981, Michael Werner Gallery, Graphic rooms, Cologne A.r. Penck - drawings and graphic works printed in Basle Kupferstichkabinett, Ulmer Museum, Ulm A.R.P. - Lithographs 1978-1980, Galerie Steinmetz, Bonn Galerie Chobot, Vienna Stähli Galerie & Edition, Zurich Musée de Strasbourg, Strasbourg Galerie Jule Kewenig, Frechen-Bachem Kettle's Yaed Gallery, Cambridge Galerie Thaddeus Ropac, Salzburg A.R.P. - Graphik, Galerie Springer, Berlin A.R.P. - Painting - Sculpture - Drawings, Galerie Schurr, Stuttgart 1988 "Before the transition", Galerie Frank Hänel, Frankfurt am Main Galerie Lelong, Paris Galerie Springer, Berlin Retrospective at the National Gallery, Berlin Kestner-Gesellschaft, Hanover Kunsthaus Zurich 1989 Sculptures, Stockholm Konsthall, Stockholm 1990 Museum of Art Hedendaggs Citadelpark, Geneva Tekeningen Forum Messe Dusseldorf, individual presentation of the Gallery Frank Hänel, Frankfurt am Main A.R. Penck Galerie Frank Hänel, Frankfurt am Main 1990/91 A.R. Penck - Early Drawings, Museum of Contemporary Art Basel Museum Boymans-van Beuningen, Rotterdam 1992 analysis of a situation, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen, Dresden 1993 "German-Russian Transformation" from the work group "people and animals after the opening," Galerie Frank Hänel, Frankfurt am Main 1994 AR Penck "Early Drawings", Städtische Galerie Albstadt Overwriting, Galerie Frank Hänel, Frankfurt am Main A.R. Penck "New Work" Galerie Frank Hänel, Stargarder 18, Berlin 1995 Kunsthalle, Dresden Museum of East German art, Regensburg 1996 Mannheimer Kunstverein, Mannheim 1997 Museum of Art, Kochi "Lost in Berlin", Hänel Gallery Cape Town 1998 Fundación Caja Madrid German Art of the 20th Century, Kunstverein Salzgitter Extensive touring exhibition in Japan 1999 Exhibition of bronze sculptures in Heilbronn, Recklinghausen, Bremen and Luxembourg Reminder - Model - Monument, Museum of Turku, Finland Städtische Museen Heilbronn Gerhard Marcks-Haus, Bremen Kunsthalle Recklinghausen Deutsche Bank Luxembourg SA Dogma, and dialectics, Galerie Michael Schultz, Berlin ART Frankfurt 99, solo exhibition Gallery Frank Hänel, Frankfurt am Main Penck 2000 Immendorff times. Reconstructions of an exhibition, Galerie Michael Werner, Cologne 2001 North Place, Galerie Terminus, Munich Before the transition, Galerie Frank Hänel, Wiesbaden 2002 A.R. Penck, Galeria Fernando Santos, Portugal Variations on a theme, Galerie Michael Schultz, Berlin New Paintings, Galerie Michael Werner, Cologne A.R. Penck, Galerie Frank Hänel, Wiesbaden 2003 People and animals after opening with a book presentation, Galerie Frank Hänel, Wiesbaden Group Exhibitions Y. 1979-80 35 objects made of wood, ink, Zurich 1982 Works from the collection of Crex, Kunstahlle Basel Zeitgeist 1983, Martin-Gropius-Bau, Berlin De statue, Stedelijk Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven Expressions - New Art from Germany, The Saint Louis Art Museum, Saint Louis Expressions - New Art from Germany, PS1, Long Iceland City, New York Expressions - New Art from Germany, Institute for Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Expressions 1984 - New Art from Germany, Museum of Comtemporary Art, Chicago Little Arena - Drawings and sculptures from zthe collection Visser, Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo Expressions - New Art from Germany, Newport Harbor Art Museum, Newport Beach Sculpture in the 20th Century, Merian Park, Basel Bella Figura, Wilhelm Lehmbruck Museum, Duisbrug Expressions - New Art from Germany, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington From here, Dusseldorf Fairgrounds 1985 Transgression, Galerie Gillespie-Laage-Salomon, Paris Nouvelle Biennale de Paris1985, La Villette, Paris Art in the Federal Republic of Germany, 1945-1985, National Gallery Berlin Nieuwe Engelse Schilder uit de Kunst Collectie Ludwig, Provinciaal Museum, Hasselt Primitivism - tribal and modern art, gallery Hachmeister, Munster 1986 New German Art from the Ludwig Collection, Aachen, Haus Metternich, Koblenz Kirkeby, Lüpertz, Penck - Space images in bronze, Kunsthalle Bielefeld Sculpture - Baselitz, Broodthaers, Byars, Immendorff, Kirkeby, Lüpertz and AR Penck, Galerie Michael Werner, Cologne Drawings to sculpture, Galerie Michael Werner, Graphic rooms, Cologne Columns - pillars of society, Galerie Jule Kewenig, Frechen-Bachem 1987 Painting Painting Peinture - Painting - Sculpture - Sculpture by painters, Kunstverein Mannheim Sculptures - Projects for Münster 1987, Westfälisches Landesmuseum für Kunst-und Kulturgeschichte, Münster The column in the Mirror of Fine Art of the XX. Century, Galerie Silvia Menzel, Berlin Standing Sculpture 1988, Castello di Rivoli, Turin 1989 ART-IN, a project with the artists' Nazari, AR Penck, TPT gap, Galerie Frank Hänel, Frankfurt am Main Sommeraccrochage with works by Altenburg, Siegfried Anzinger, Georg Baselitz, Carl Friedrich Clauss, Harald Gallasch, AR Penck, Arnulf Rainer and others, Galerie Frank Hänel, Frankfurt am Main "Photo-Autumn Frankfurt" with works by Steffen Kuhnert, Thomas Lohmann, AR Penck, Galerie Frank Hänel, Frankfurt am Main 1990 ART Cologne'90 with A.R. Penck, Rolf König and Volker Mehner, Galerie Frank Hänel, Frankfurt am Main Art LA'90 with AR Penck, Rolf König and Volker Mehner, Galerie Frank Hänel, Frankfurt am Main 1991 ART Frankfurt'91 with works by Hubert Faath, Harald Gallasch, TERK and AR Penck, Galerie Frank Hänel, Frankfurt am Main ART Cologne'91 with works by Achim Duchow, Rolf König, Volker Mehner, AR Penck and Sigmar Polke, Galerie Frank Hänel, Frankfurt am Main 1992 "Analysis of a situation," Staatliche Kunstsammlungen, Dresden Kassel documenta 9 "Gap TPT" Community Images, Museum of Contemporary Art, Basel "Gap TPT" Community images Städt. Städel Gallery in Frankfurt am Main ART Frankfurt'92 with works by Harald Gallasch, Wolfgang Opitz, AR Penck and Thomas Lohmann "Gap TPT" Community images Staatl. Kunstsammlung Dresden ART Cologne'92 with works by Harald Gallasch, Wolfgang Opitz, AR Penck, and Frank Maasdorf and Michael Morgner 1993 "gap - TPT 'Community Image Gallery Frank Hänel, Frankfurt am Main "Gap and its artists", Kunstverein Oberhausen "The Los Angeles Invitation" Galerie Frank Hänel with the artists Rolf König, AR Penck, Volker Lohmann, and Thomas Mehner guest at Wenger Gallery and Lowe Gallery in LA ART Frankfurt'93 with works by Lisa Brice, Michael Hattingh, AR Penck and Wolfgang Opitz, Galerie Frank Hänel, Frankfurt am Main Opening of the Exhibition Hall North Road 22 with Herb Alpert, Don Van Vliet and AR Penck, Herb Alpert concert, A.R. TTT Penck and Band, Gallery Frank Hänel, Frankfurt am Main AR Penck large plastic "Heavenly Stürzer" by AR Penck, and Frank Breidenbruch, Galerie Frank Hänel ART Basel'93 with works by Abakanowicz, Baselitz, Brice, Immendorff, Lohmann, Morgner, AR Penck, Polke, Rauschenberg and Don Van Vliet, Galerie Frank Hänel, Frankfurt am Main "Multicultural" with the artists Beyer, Breidenbruch, Brice, Hattingh, Chon Byung-Hyun, Herrmann, Immendorff, Kohl Höfer, Naber, NÖG, nanoo, AR Penck, Piono, Simic, Valeriano, Don Van Vliet, Galerie Frank Hänel, Ausstellungshalle Nordendstr. 22, Frankfurt am Main Opening "Stargarder 18" with work and joint concert by Herb Alpert and AR Penck, Galerie Frank Hänel, Berlin ART Cologne'93 with works by Baselitz, Brice, Duchow, Hattingh, Immendorff, Kohl Höfer, Lohmann, Morgner, AR Penck, Polke and Rauschenberg, Galerie Frank Hänel, Frankfurt am Main 1994 "The New Adam" including with works by Gallasch, Lohmann, Opitz, Morgner and AR Penck, Ev. Hohenwart meeting. The "gap TPT and its artists, art in Reits blame Neumarkt. ART Basel'94 with the work of Lisa Brice, Christof Kohl Höfer, Michael Morgner and AR Penck, Galerie Frank Hänel, Frankfurt am Main Sommeraccrochage, Galerie Frank Hänel, Frankfurt am Main ART Cologne'94 with works by A.R. Penck, Herb Alpert, Christof Kohl Höfer, Rolf König, Thomas Lohmann, Michael Morgner, Jörg Immendorff, Harald Gallasch and Lisa Brice, Galerie Frank Hänel, Frankfurt am Main A.R. Penck - TPT gap, Galerie Frank Hänel, Frankfurt am Main 1995 Kunsthalle Dresden ART Frankfurt'95, Michael Morgner, Thomas Lohmann, Wolfgang Opitz and AR Penck ART Cologne'95 with works by Lisa Brice, Michael Morgner, Achim Duchow, Thomas Lohmann, Brett Murray, Hermann Nitsch, Frank Maasdorf, Harald Gallasch, Markus Lüppertz, AR Penck, Jörg Immendorff, Galerie Frank Hänel, Frankfurt am Main 1996 Mannheimer Kunstverein, Mannheim Accrochage, Galerie Frank Hänel, Frankfurt am Main "3 x 10" Part I, with works by R. Rauschenberg, AR Penck, Barker, Pienaar, Opitz, Immendorff, Lohmann, Hattingh, Vari, fire, Hänel Gallery, Cape Town 1997 Museum of Art, Kochi Sommeraccrochage, Galerie Frank Hänel, Frankfurt am Main 1998 Fundación Caja Madrid Arts'98 Zurich with A.R. Penck, Kohl Höfer, Nitsch, Galerie Frank Hänel, Frankfurt am Main 1999 "Remembrance - Model - Monument", Museum of Turku, Finland Accrochage, Galerie Frank Hänel, Frankfurt am Main "Section I", opening of Galerie Frank Hänel in Wiesbaden with works by Anzinger, Baselitz, Duchow, Nitsch, Immendorff, Kohl Höfer, AR Penck, Rauschenberg and Don Van Vliet Kunst 99 Zurich, with works by ARPenck, Udo NÖG, Jörg Immendorff, Lisa Brice, Galerie Frank Hänel, Wiesbaden 2000 "Penck Immendorff times. Reconstruction of an exhibition ", Galerie Michael Werner, Cologne ART Frankfurt, 2000, with Lisa Brice, Udo NÖG and AR Penck, Galerie Frank Hänel, Wiesbaden Art Cologne 2000 with works by Hassebrauck, Jüchser, Querner, Rose Hauer, ARPenck, Galerie Frank Hänel, Wiesbaden 2001 art Frankfurt in 2001 with works by Duchow, Don Van Vliet, ARPenck, NÖG, Mullins, Galerie Frank Hänel, Wiesbaden 2002 "A.R. Penck ", Galeria Fernando Santos, Portugal "Variations on a Theme", Galerie Michael Schultz, Berlin Art Frankfurt 2002 with works by Nigel Mullins, AR Penck, Michael Morgner, Udo NÖG, Galerie Frank Hänel, Wiesbaden "New Paintings", Galerie Michael Werner, Cologne