Literature

Stammheim. Gerhard Richter

Author Seymour, Anne
Date 1995
Publisher Anthony D'Offay, London
Details Softcover, 60 pages
ISBN 0947564667
Language German English

This limited edition reproduces in facsimile each of the twenty-three Richter works executed on pages of the book Stammheim. Der Prozess gegen die Rote Armee Fraktion by Pieter H. Bakker Schut – the story of the alleged simultaneous suicides in 1977 of three German members of the Red Army Faction in Stammheim prison.

 

The images here are abstract, yet closely historically and thematically linked to the artist's 18. Oktober 1977 series. They affirm Richter's continued search for a means to communicate historical themes beyond the physicality of the paint surface, his refusal to completely dispense with metaphor, his belief that art can express profound mourning while remaining, according to Richter, "the highest form of hope".

The following artworks are displayed, discussed or mentioned in the book:

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Baader-Meinhof-Fotos (18. Oktober 1977)
Baader-Meinhof photographs (18 October 1977) 1989 Catalogue Raisonné: 470 Mentioned
Baader-Meinhof-Fotos (18. Oktober 1977)
Baader-Meinhof photographs (18 October 1977) 1989 Catalogue Raisonné: 471 Mentioned
Baader-Meinhof-Fotos (18. Oktober 1977)
Baader-Meinhof photographs (18 October 1977) 1989 Catalogue Raisonné: 472 Mentioned
Baader-Meinhof-Fotos (18. Oktober 1977)
Baader-Meinhof photographs (18 October 1977) 1989 Catalogue Raisonné: 473 Mentioned
Baader-Meinhof-Fotos (18. Oktober 1977)
Baader-Meinhof photographs (18 October 1977) 1989 Catalogue Raisonné: 474 Mentioned
Baader-Meinhof-Fotos (18. Oktober 1977)
Baader-Meinhof photographs (18 October 1977) 1989 Catalogue Raisonné: 475 Mentioned
Baader-Meinhof-Fotos (18. Oktober 1977)
Baader-Meinhof photographs (18 October 1977) 1989 Catalogue Raisonné: 476 Mentioned
Baader-Meinhof-Fotos (18. Oktober 1977)
Baader-Meinhof photographs (18 October 1977) 1989 Catalogue Raisonné: 477 Mentioned

This catalogue was published on the occasion of the following exhibition:

Concept and Idea in Art. Werke aus der Sammlung Brokken Zijp Foundation of Art Concept and Idea in Art. Works from the Brokken Zijp Foundation of Modern and Contemporary Art Kunstraum Alexander Bürkle, Freiburg, Germany 16 October 2016 – 15 January 2017

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