Picture a Moon, Shining in the Sky

3rd Edition. 2013

A conversation with Martin Kippenberger

"Picture a moon, shining in the sky, that no one can see. Three small spots of light between the trees, the trees visible as shadows. Three benevolent candle wicks burning, a bottle of wine emerging from its own base. Madame is trembling a little. Is well-lit, from the left side, how i am lit i don't know. Picture that I am well-lit. The light comes from above, which is always better than below, from below you look uglier. This time of year gives the feeling that one is 2000 meters above sea level, something like that. We knock on a wooden table, sit on a wooden stool in front of a ruined castle." (M.K.)