Gerhard Richter (October Files) [Paperback]

Benjamin H. D. Buchloh (Editor)

Book Description

Series: October Files | Publication Date: August 28, 2009

The first collection of essays on Gerhard Richter, who has been called "the greatest modern painter."

Editorial Reviews

Language Notes

Text: German, French, English --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

About the Author

The contemporary painter Gerhard Richter (born in 1932) has been heralded both as modernity's last painter and as painting's modern savior, seen to represent both the end of painting and its resurrection. Richter works in a dizzying variety of styles, from abstraction to a German cool pop that combines painterly technique and appropriation; his work includes photo paintings, large abstract canvases, and stained glass windows. This collection features writing by prominent critics, including Hal Foster, Gertrud Koch, and Thomas Crow; an essay by Rachel Haidu on Richter's family pictures that is published here for the first time; and an essay and two interviews with the artist by Benjamin H. D. Buchloh, Richter's "longtime sparring partner" (as the curator Robert Storr has called him). These writings examine Richter's work as a whole, from October 18, 1977, his dreamlike series of paintings depicting the dead Baader-Meinhof gang, to his abstract trio Abstract Paintings; from his unsettling portrait of "Uncle Rudi" in Nazi garb to his late series of portraits of his wife and young child. This addition to the October Files series will be an essential handbook to one of the most enigmatic figures in contemporary artContents Gerhard Richter and Benjamin H. D. Buchloh Interview (1986)Gertrud Koch The Richter-Scale of Blur (1992)Thomas Crow Hand-Made Photographs and Homeless Representation (1992)Birgit Pelzer The Tragic Desire (1993)Benjamin H. D. Buchloh Divided Memory and Post-Traditional Identity: Gerhard Richter's Work of Mourning (1996)Peter Osborne Abstract Images: Sign, Image, and Aesthetic in Gerhard Richter's Painting (1998)Hal Foster Semblance According to Gerhard Richter (2003)Johannes Meinhardt Illusionism in Painting and the Punctum of Photography (2005)Rachel Haidu Arrogant Texts: Gerhard Richter's Family Pictures (2007)Gerhard Richter and Benjamin H. D. Buchloh Interview (2004)

Product Details

• Paperback: 200 pages
• Publisher: The MIT Press (August 28, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0262513129
• ISBN-13: 978-0262513128
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.1 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #197,737 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Overview of This Leading Master's Work, July 12, 2000

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N. Ward (Norman, OK United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gerhard Richter: Catalogue Raisonné 1962-1993 (Vol 1) (English, German and French Edition) (Hardcover)

This is a great boxed-set of Richter's work. If you are familiar with the catalogue raisonne format, you should do well to expect small illustrations. On the other hand, there is an accompanying volume that provides larger illustrations, albeit fewer than the main catalogue. The third volume is printed in German text with some nice pictures of Gerhard and his work. In the case that you don't speak or read German, may I suggest The Daily Practice of Painting to compliment your study.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Gerhard Richter: A Catalogue Raisonne, June 13, 2001

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Michael Jiroch "mjiroch" (Los Angeles, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gerhard Richter: Catalogue Raisonné 1962-1993 (Vol 1) (English, German and French Edition) (Hardcover)

I can't believe the Editor(s) of this book thought the reader would enjoy seeing only thumbnail illustrations of all his work. I found this ridiculous for the price I paid for this item. Very much dissappointed.

0 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars BUY THIS BOOK SET, January 21, 2006

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Ben A. Crockett - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gerhard Richter: Catalogue Raisonné 1962-1993 (Vol 1) (English, German and French Edition) (Hardcover)

If you get a chance to purchase this book set on the artist Gerhard Richter, do it. This book will be worth $1000 within 5 years - mark my words. I have been collecting Richter books for years and this is one of the most sought after Richter books on the world market. I used to see these books in the $75-$150 range and now can't find a hardcover set for under $300. Well worth the money.