Gerhard Richter: Paintings from Private Collections

http://www.vernissage.tv | German painter Gerhard Richter is one of the most important artists of our time. His works are represented in all the important museums and collections. So it’s no surprise that apart from the lenders a lot of major collectors and art professionals such as Sam Keller, Erich Marx, Klaus Staeck, Alfred Paquement, Armin Zweite, Peter Weibel, and Kasper König attended the opening reception of the exhibition “Gerhard Richter. Paintings from Private Collections” at Museum Frieder Burda in Baden-Baden. At the Frieder Burda Museum in Baden-Baden, approximately sixty works from important private collections — Böckmann (Berlin), Ströher (Darmstadt) and Frieder Burda, complemented by works in the artist’s own possession — offer a look at more than forty years of painting that reflects on both the history of post-war Germany and on the medium of painting. Impressions from the opening with brief excerpts from the speeches of Frieder Burda and Norbert Lammert, President of the German Bundestag, January 18, 2008. A catalogue is available: Gerhard Richter. Bilder aus privaten Sammlungen.

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19 Responses to Gerhard Richter: Paintings from Private Collections

  1. caymuspour says:

    There’s nothing new …
    There’s nothing new here. Everyone who came before him did it, and did it better.

  2. pjh206 says:

    Richter is clearly …
    Richter is clearly an excellent painter, but the art world is pumped full of shit, so one should be wary of the claims that it makes for him.

  3. lukehlukeh says:

    fantastic artist at …
    fantastic artist at ease with his medium and concepts.

  4. earinsound says:

    i’m sure there are …
    i’m sure there are some great theories used to justify his dabbling in various popular styles of painting, but that won’t sway the fact that it is all just empty postmodern pastiche. his popularity in the art world means nothing. knowing the right people and having a marketable image is all that it takes.

  5. earinsound says:

    i agree w/ …
    i agree w/ mojandoelperrito…

    richter’s work is all postmodern pastiche

  6. chandru1103 says:

    Bitter.
    Bitter.

  7. portoxali says:

    it seems that he …
    it seems that he presented works in different styles, starting from pop art to the abstract, kandinsky-like paintings..actually nothing revolutionary new and unique can bee seen, except of some interesting paintings that remind me of Pavel Filonov’s art

  8. KEPHALLE says:

    do you realize how …
    do you realize how ignorant you appear writing such a stupid comment as yours?

  9. fugazidave says:

    Try learning …
    Try learning something about art. Maybe then you’ll understand.

  10. TerryKosick says:

    hahaha touche´
    hahaha touche´

  11. mojandoelperrito says:

    So much reverence …
    So much reverence for this patetic burguoise pleasing fake.

  12. miguelcoentro says:

    the best painter a …
    the best painter a live !

  13. chandru1103 says:

    No love for some …
    No love for some Jenny Saville?

  14. james99k says:

    I love his work!
    I love his work!

  15. polymath7 says:

    It seems to me …
    It seems to me obvious and indeed well nigh-nigh incontrovertible that Righter is the world’s greatest living artist.

  16. insut07 says:

    My favorite painter …
    My favorite painter since i saw his book back in 1993. A Truly underated artist here in the UK… but then again he would be as most UK modern painters suck.

  17. polymath7 says:

    If anyone knows how …
    If anyone knows how I might get in touch with Gerhard Richter, please send me a private message.

    I would merely like to ask him a couple of very brief questions about his technique.

  18. rown23 says:

    was that blonde …
    was that blonde chick G’s wifey?

  19. ELTALLERDEARTE says:

    EXCELENTE
    EXCELENTE