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Sigmar Polke's Postwar German Vision Now Shapes American Museum Walls

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1814 Ancient Tairona Gold Alloy Ornament - Wovensouls Art Gallery Collection
1814 Ancient Tairona Gold Alloy Ornament - Wovensouls Art Gallery Collection · Jainamishra · CC BY 4.0 · source

Born in the shadow of World War II, Sigmar Polke spent his career reimagining what German art could say about its own recent past. That restless, historically grounded approach continues to draw American collectors and curators to his work today.

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With reporting from The Collector.

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