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martin kippenberger schneewittchensarg (snow white's coffin)
One piece I've seen three times, first at Max Hetzler in 1989, then Metro Pictures when it opened in Chelsea, and now at Boesky, is Kippenberger's clear Plexiglass coffin with foam rubber pillows inside. On the outside is a round plastic plate with holes drilled in it. Ordinarily it would be imprinted with "Speak Here," but instead Kippenberger has stenciled " Hier Versprechen ," which translates "Promise Here" or in certain contexts, "Mis-speak Here." Underneath this, stenciled onto the side of the coffin in English, is "Misunderstanding Here." A typical Kippenberger joke. The empty, see-through coffin has a eerie silence now that Kippenberger has passed away. -r.goldman