Purer Zufall: Unvorhersehbares von Marcel Duchamp bis Gerhard Richter

Gerhard Richter. Übermalte Fotografien was published to coincide with the exhibition at the Museum Morsbroich in Leverkusen and at the Centre de la photographie in Geneva.

For the first time, an exhibition and catalogue give an extensive overview of Gerhard Richter’s overpainted photographs, dated from 1986 onwards. 400 largely unpublished artworks were brought together from numerous private collections, including Gerhard Richter’s own.

Edited by Markus Heinzelmann, with texts by Siri Hustvedt, Markus Heinzelmann, Uwe M. Schneede and Botho Strauss.

Gerhard Richter. Overpainted Photographs was published to coincide with the exhibition at the Museum Morsbroich in Leverkusen and at the Centre de la photographie in Geneva.

For the first time, an exhibition and catalogue give an overview of Gerhard Richter’s overpainted photographs, dated from 1986 onwards. 400 largely unpublished artworks were brought together from numerous private collections, including Gerhard Richter’s own.

Edited by Markus Heinzelmann, with texts by Siri Hustvedt, Markus Heinzelmann, Uwe M. Schneede and Botho Strauss.

Gerhard Richter. Fotografías pintadas was published to coincide with the exhibition at the Museum Morsbroich in Leverkusen and at the Centre de la photographie in Geneva.

For the first time, an exhibition and catalogue give an overview of Gerhard Richter’s overpainted photographs, dated from 1986 onwards. 400 largely unpublished artworks were brought together from numerous private collections, including Gerhard Richter’s own.

Edited by Markus Heinzelmann, with texts by Siri Hustvedt, Markus Heinzelmann, Uwe M. Schneede and Botho Strauss.

Gerhard Richter has been widely regarded as a publicity shy artist. However, the biography Gerhard Richter. A Life in Painting gives an insight into Richter’s personal history as well as into the development of his artistic œuvre.
Besides an evaluation of numerous letters and material from the Gerhard Richter archive, the book includes conversations with the artist as well as several of his contemporaries. Dietmar Elger, director of the Gerhard Richter Archive, describes Richter’s daily studio routine and his creative process. Thanks to detailed background information, this book contributes to an understanding of Richter’s art in connection with his life.

This English translation of the biography Gerhard Richter, Maler by Dietmar Elger, published in 2009, was slightly revised for the Anglophone reader.