Tag: Gerhard Richter

Gerhard Richter: Blur, Memory & the Uncertainty of Painting

A family photograph can look like a memory. A newspaper photograph can look like evidence. An abstract painting can appear to contain no recognizable information at all. Gerhard Richter has spent more than six decades making those categories far less certain than they initially appear. Born in Dresden, Germany, on February 9, 1932, Richter became …

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