Gerhard Richter
Subtitle: writings 1961-2007
By: edited by Dietmar Elger and Hans Ulrich Obrist.
Contributors: Elger, Dietmar.; Obrist, Hans-Ulrich.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: by D.A.P./Distributed Art Publishers; Brand: D.A.P./Distributed Art Publishers, Inc.; D.A.P./Distributed Art Publishers
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 600
ISBN-13: 9781933045948
Subjects: Richter, Gerhard, -- 1932- -- Philosophy; Richter, Gerhard, -- 1932- -- Interviews; Artists -- Germany -- Interviews
Genres: Interviews
Work titles: Text 1961 bis 2007.
Description: "Gerhard Richter, born in Dresden in 1932, is one of the foremost painters of his generation. A great deal has been written about the remarkable heterogeneity of his work, his seemingly willful and defiant movement between abstract and figurative modes of representation, and his use of a variety of methods of applying paint to canvas. Central to his work is a strong set of values which throughout his career he has expressed in extensive notes and writings, and in provocative and memorable public declarations in which he shows himself to be the master of the paradoxical statement." "This volume makes available a comprehensive selection of Richter texts, several published for the first time. These texts come from all periods of his career: letters and interviews; public statements about specific exhibitions; private reflections drawn from personal correspondence; answers to questions posed by critics; and excerpts from journals discussing the intentions, subjects, methods and sources of his work from various periods. Complete with a comprehensive appendix, and accompanied by over a hundred photographs of artworks, works in progress, exhibition installations, and colleagues and family, this book forms a brilliantly illuminating commentary on Richter's art, as well as providing a thought-provoking discussion on the status of art and the artist in society today."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.