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9/2/2012

Gerhard Richter

me Collectors Room - Olbricht Foundation, Berlin

curated by: Wolfgang Schoppmann
consultant: Hubertus Butin

Gerhard Richter has secured an international reputation as one of the most important and successful German artists of current times.

Although most famous for his paintings, over the last few years his editions have also increasingly become the focus of attention. The Olbricht Collection is probably the only private art collection in the world to contain virtually all of Gerhard Richter’s editions, spanning a period from 1965 to 2011.

The major retrospective of Richter’s oil paintings at the New National Gallery, held to coincide with his 80th birthday, presents us with a unique opportunity to unveil a parallel exhibition in Berlin that will place the spotlight on his diverse oeuvre of editions.

The editions form a vital part of Gerhard Richter’s oeuvre. In a letter to the Museum of Modern Art in New York in 1998, he himself stated: ‘I saw, and still see, editions as a welcome counterpart to producing paintings, which are one-offs. Editions are a wonderful opportunity to present my work to a wider audience.’

In addition, the editions offer the artist the chance to try out and experiment with new artistic possibilities. For this reason, they cover a broad variety of media and genres, in which we see the artist applying widely different essential strategies: figuration, abstraction, monochromy, optical illusion, reflection, grids, geometric constructions, to name but a few.

The exhibition comprises some 220 works and presents Gerhard Richter’s graphic prints, photographic editions, multiples, editions in oil, artist’s books and artist’s posters. Among the works on show are popular motifs based on famous paintings, such as the photographic editions Ema (Nude on a Staircase) and Uncle Rudi, graphic editions, including Mao, Elisabeth, Betty, Canary Landscapes and Colour Fields, multiples such as Sphere and Mirror, as well as editions in oil such as Grey and Fuji .

Event series

We will be hosting a series of expert talks to accompany the exhibitions:

22.02.2012, 7 p.m.
‘Painting as edition – Gerhard Richter’s editions in oil’ with Dr. Stefan Gronert, curator for contemporary art, director of the Prints Collection, Kunstmuseum Bonn

15.03.2012, 7 p.m.
‘Highlights from the editions: production, significance and stories behind the images’ with Hubertus Butin, art historical assistant to Gerhard Richter from 1996 to 1998, editor of catalogue raisonné of the editions, Berlin

12.04.2012, 7.30 p.m.
‘Gerhard Richter as a draughtsman’ Lecture by Dr. Dieter Schwarz, Kunstmuseum Winterthur, upon invitation by the Graphische Gesellschaft zu Berlin, held in the lecture hall at the Kulturforum, Matthäikirchplatz 8

03.05.2012, 7 p.m.
‘From photograph to painting and back again / Gerhard Richter – editions’ with Dr. Dietmar Elger, Gerhard Richter Archive, Dresden
We will, of course, be again holding international collector discussions, readings and tours to coincide with the exhibition, as well as a children’s programme for kindergartens and schools.

Visitors to the exhibition will also have the chance to see Victoria von Flemming’s documentary film on the artist, ‘The Portrait: My Pictures are Cleverer than I Am’, as well as browse through a wealth of catalogue material out on show.

Image: Kerze II, 1989 © Gerhard Richter, 2011, Photo: Jana Ebert

Press contact me Collectors Room Berlin:
Tina Volk T +49 30 860085-114 F +49 30 860085-120 presse@me-berlin.com

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Press tour: Friday, 10 February 2012, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Open Sunday: Sunday, 12 February 2012, noon to 6 p.m. (admission free)

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Auguststrasse 68 - Berlin
Opening times: Tue-Sun 12-6 p.m

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