Gerhard Richter: La serie Cage - Hardcover

Storr, Robert

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0956404170 ISBN 13: 9780956404176

Publisher: Heni Publishing, 2011

Synopsis

Following the success of English and German editions of Cage: Six Paintings by Gerhard Richter, a French-language edition is now available, translated by Christian-Martin Diebold. The Cage Paintings were conceived as a single coherent group, and displayed for the first time at the Venice Biennale in 2007. Their titles pay homage to the American avant-garde composer John Cage (1912 1992). In his "Lecture on Nothing," Cage famously declared "I have nothing to say and I'm saying it." Richter is equally suspicious of ideologies and prefers to allow viewers and critics to make up their own minds. Leading critic Robert Storr considers the importance of The Cage Paintings within Richter's practice and within the wider context of abstract art. A series of extraordinary, detailed photographs document the development of each painting, day by day, and show the artist at work on these monumental canvases, giving unique insight into his working methods.

About this title

About the Author:

Robert Storr is an artist, writer, and exhibition maker who currently serves as dean of the Yale University School of Art where he is also professor of painting. He has lectured at art academies, universities, and museums around the world. From 1990 to 2002 he was a curator in the department of painting and sculpture at the Museum of Modern Art, New York, where he curated the exhibition Gerhard Richter: Forty Years of Painting in 2002, and in 2007 was director of the Venice Biennale. He is the author of numerous catalogs, articles, and books, including monographs on Louise Bourgeois, Gerhard Richter, and Philip Guston.

About this edition

• Publisher: Heni Publishing
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0956404170
• ISBN 13: 9780956404176
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 200