Hans-Peter Zimmer

After a joint exhibition at the Pavillon im Alten Botanischen Garten in Munich, they met the Danish artist and philosopher Asger Jorn, who linked them up with the Galerie Van de Loo which exhibited them. In 1959 the group joined the Situationist International. In 1961 they were banned from the Haus der Kunst (House of Art) by the Bavarian Minister of Culture. In 1962 they were indicted for pornography and blasphemy. They were expelled from the Situationist International that year. The group SPUR broke up in 1966. In the same year, Zimmer and Helmut Sturm founded Gruppe Geflecht, but Zimmer lost interest in the group activities soon and started a solo career. He completed studies in Hamburg and München. In 1982, he began work as a professor for painting at the HBK Braunschweig. He died in Soltau.

Hans-Peter Zimmer studied at Academy of Fine Arts, Munich. The recorded working language is German. Places of work recorded in the authority are Hamburg. Employment is recorded with Braunschweig University of Art. Work by Hans-Peter Zimmer is recorded in the collections of National Museum of Visual Arts, Bavarian State Painting Collections, Neue Nationalgalerie, ZKM Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe and Dordrechts Museum.