Go See – Madrid: Gerhard Richter’s Overpainted Photographs at Fundación Telefónica, through August 30, 2009
Thursday, August 13th, 2009
Gerhard Richter’s Overpainted Photograph via Artnews
The practices of Photorealism and Abstraction have merged in the work of Gerhard Richter since 1989. 300 works in series and individual pieces from Richter’s personal collection are currently being shown at the Fundación Telefónica in Madrid. Richter’s work is difficult to pin down. He has moved from one medium to another and has examined a variety of stylistic patterns. It is by dragging personal photos, that did not find home in his albums, over wet paint that overpainted photographs are created. The exhibition is at Fundación Telefónica through August 30, 2009.
Related Links:
Gerhard Richter at Fundación Telefónica [Artforum]
Fundación Telefónica Presents Gerhard Richter’s Overpainted Photographs [Art Daily]
Gerhard Richter biography [Gerhard Richter]
Fundación Telefónica [Fundación Telefónica]
Kerze III, Gerhard Richter via Artforum
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