A member of the German collective Zero Group, he hammered thousands of nails — into columns, chairs, canvases — expressing ...

More than 200 people gathered on Saturday to bid farewell to sculptor Günther Uecker, one of the most important German ...

A leading voice in German post-war art, Uecker's work turned acts of destruction into powerful symbols of peace and reflection.

But Uecker, who wanted to study under his artistic idol Otto Pankok, fled East Germany in 1953 for West Berlin and soon transferred to the University of Dusseldorf.

German artist Günther Uecker, famous for his nail pieces, has been awarded the State Prize of North Rhine Westphalia, endowed with €25,000 ($27,800). Uecker is one of Germany's most expensive ...

He was 95. German news agency dpa reported that his family confirmed he died at the university hospital in his hometown of Düsseldorf in western Germany Tuesday night. They did not give a cause of ...

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier hailed Uecker as "one of Germany's most important post-war artists" who broke new ground and, "with his nail reliefs, blurred our visual perceptions".

BERLIN – German artist Günther Uecker, one of the country's most important post-war artists who was world-famous for his large-format nail reliefs, has died. He was 95. German news agency dpa ...

German artist Guenther Uecker during an exhibition in Duesseldorf on February 5, ... As a young man in East Germany, Uecker in 1949 began an apprenticeship as a painter and advertising designer, ...

BERLIN – German artist Günther Uecker, one of the country's most important post-war artists who was world-famous for his large-format nail reliefs, has died. He was 95. German news agency dpa ...

But Uecker, who wanted to study under his artistic idol Otto Pankok, fled East Germany in 1953 for West Berlin and soon transferred to the University of Dusseldorf.

Uecker, considered one of Germany's most influential artists, also used other materials, from sand to stones and ash. Published: Wed 11 Jun 2025, 3:08 PM Updated: Wed 11 Jun 2025, 3:14 PM.