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Contemporary artists. Years active. 1971–1982, 2003. The Kipper Kids were a duo composed of Martin Rochus Sebastian von Haselberg (born 20 January 1949) and Brian Routh (1948–2018), two artists known for the extreme and often comedic performance art they made together in the 1970s and after.
- 1971–1982, 2003
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May 28, 2018 · The Kipper Kids were a duo of British-born artists who performed violent and disruptive acts in the Seventies and Eighties, often involving food, whips, fire and pop songs. They were influenced by the European absurdist clown tradition, the punk ethos and the American art avant-garde. They married into the music world and had a short but influential career.
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He is known for his performance work with Martin von Haselberg as one of The Kipper Kids who became notorious for their rowdy and rebellious performances in the art world; influencing the punk movement and the inspiration for such acts as Blue Man Group, Karen Finley and Paul McCarthy.
- Performance artist, sound artist
- 1972–2018
The performance art duo Kipper Kids was a collaborative project by Brian Routh (1948-2018, England) and Martin von Haselberg (b. 1949, Argentina) active from approximately 1971 to 1982. Routh and von Haselberg met at East 15 Acting School in London, England, in 1970.
The Kipper Kids were a duo composed of Martin Rochus Sebastian von Haselberg (born 20 January 1949) and Brian Routh (born 9 March 1948), two artists known for the extreme and often comedic performance art they made together in the 1970s and after. Von Haselberg lives and works in New York, and Routh most recently lived in Leicester, England.
