R.B. Kitaj
by R. B. Kitaj, Tate Gallery
Category: Painting

This exhibition catalogue surveys 35 years of Kitaj's art in whihc he has examined themes of love, exile, sex, tragedy, comedy, death art, literature, politics and the love of books and cities. He interweaves his own life story and identity as a Jew with reflection on the grave moral issues of the 20th century, in particular the Holocaust. His media include collage, pastels, and oils.