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King Kong Kunstkabinett

since 1977 · München, Frankfurt am Main

Since 1977 Walter Amann, Wolfgang Schikora and Ulrich Zierold have painted together as the King Kong Kunstkabinett. There are no solo pictures: every work is made by all three.

Founded
1977
Active
since 1977
Place
München, Frankfurt am Main
Authority records
GND, Wikidata

Paintings on the move

The three met at the Munich Academy in 1968 and founded the group in Munich and Frankfurt. Because Zierold lives in Frankfurt, the canvases travel back and forth between the two cities.

The group sees itself in the line of the Munich groups SPUR, WIR, GEFLECHT and Kollektiv Herzogstrasse.

Films, objects, picture texts

Art films have accompanied the painting from the start; the earliest on record dates from 1979. There are also small sculptures, prints and "Lesebilder", prints annotated with texts.

In Cham and in museums

In 1997 the group took part in the exhibition "Heim und Welt" (Home and World) at the Cordonhaus in Cham. In 2019 the Galerie der Künstler in Munich followed with "40 Jahre King Kong Kunstkabinett". Their work is held by the Bavarian State Painting Collections and the Artothek of the City of Munich, among others.

Works by members

Works by members from the founding collection, not only from the years of the group.

Sources

Literature

  • 40 Jahre King Kong Kunstkabinett. Walter Amann, Wolfgang Schikora, Ulrich Zierold; München, 2019, ISBN 978-3-945337-18-9

As of: 2026-10-12