A richly illustrated monograph covering the entire career of Gerhard Richter, one of the most recognized contemporary artists. Richter, with a career spanning 60 years, has used both representation and abstraction to explore the heritage, collective memory, and national sense of post-war Germany. This elegant book includes about 100 of his key paintings, from photographic paintings created in the 1960s to portraits and larger abstract series. New essays by distinguished scholars examine a variety of topics, such as the significance of the artist's technique, the moving Birkenau paintings, his interest in photographic images, and his engagement with landscape as a place of memory. This book demonstrates that Richter's rich and diverse work is a testament to the enduring significance of painting in contemporary art.
Manufacturer
- Authors
- Benjamin H. D. Buchloh, Sheena Wagstaff
- Publisher
- Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Language
- English
- Subtitle
- -
- Cover
- Hardcover
- Number of Pages
- 270
- Release Date
- -
- Publication Date
- 2020
- Award
- -
- Dimensions
- 24.9x27.2 cm
- Art Movement
- Postmodernism
- Art Albums
- Yes
- Subjects
- Painting - Drawing, Photography - Video
- ISBN-13
- 9781588396853
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