Sigmar Polke: A Life Sculpted by Displacement and the Alchemy of Perception Sigmar Polke’s artistic journey is a profoundly moving narrative, deeply intertwined with the tumultuous currents of 20th-century history. Born in Oels (now Olesnica), Poland, in 1941, his early life was marked not by idyllic stability but by constant displacement – a series of moves driven by political upheaval and the ever-present shadow of communism. His fa…