Gerhard Richter - Brigid Polk : Konigsklasse III
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Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
3777425079
ISBN-13
9783777425078
Publisher
Hirmer Verlag
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Hirmer Verlag
Country of Manufacture
DE
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Dec 21st, 2015
Print length
96 Pages
Weight
444 grams
Dimensions
32.40 x 51.60 x 1.30 cms
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In 1970 in Munich Gerhard Richter met Brigid Berlin alias Brigid Polk, Andy Warhol’s legendary muse and enfant terrible of New York’s high society. This meeting gave rise to Richter’s important “Brigid Polk” series, based on Polaroid self-portraits by the eccentric artist: a dialogue between America and Europe, photography and painting, artist and muse.
Born in New York in 1939, Brigid Berlin changed her name to Brigid Polk not long after she met Andy Warhol in 1964 and became one of his legendary muses. In 1970, she met Gerhard Richter in Munich, giving rise to the German artists important Brigid Polk series. Based on Polaroid self-portraits by Polk, the series of photo paintings did more than capture this eccentric artistit created a fascinating dialogue between America and Europe, photography and painting, and artist and muse.
In Gerhard RichterBrigid Polk, Corinna Thierolf brings together a distinguished group of contributors to tell the story of the two artists encounter and describes the important record of Richters photo paintings it produced. Written by Sabine Knust, Bernhard Maaz, Tilman Spengler, and Thierolf, these essays trace the history of the series creation, exploring how it is exemplary of Richters struggle for a new self-concept of painting in relation to photography. In addition, the book uses personal reminiscences of those who were present in Munich to travel back in time to the avant-garde art scene of the 1970s, bringing to life a spectacular range of characters, including Munich gallery owner Heiner Friedrichinstrumental in the creation of the seriesand Polk herself.
Including color images and accompanying an exhibition of the series at Schloss Herrenchiemsee, Gerhard RichterBrigid Polk is the first book to pay extensive tribute to this multifaceted series and its importance in Richters oeuvre.
In Gerhard RichterBrigid Polk, Corinna Thierolf brings together a distinguished group of contributors to tell the story of the two artists encounter and describes the important record of Richters photo paintings it produced. Written by Sabine Knust, Bernhard Maaz, Tilman Spengler, and Thierolf, these essays trace the history of the series creation, exploring how it is exemplary of Richters struggle for a new self-concept of painting in relation to photography. In addition, the book uses personal reminiscences of those who were present in Munich to travel back in time to the avant-garde art scene of the 1970s, bringing to life a spectacular range of characters, including Munich gallery owner Heiner Friedrichinstrumental in the creation of the seriesand Polk herself.
Including color images and accompanying an exhibition of the series at Schloss Herrenchiemsee, Gerhard RichterBrigid Polk is the first book to pay extensive tribute to this multifaceted series and its importance in Richters oeuvre.
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