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"The artist books of the painter Gerhard RICHTER produced since 1966 are little known,. They are books in the production of which the publisher usually limits his cooperation to technical assistance. Gerhard RICHTER was early engaged in this medium, as shown by the example of 'Comic Strip' (1962) - a fantastic picture-text narrative, but which was published only in 2014. In the following 50 years, great artist books were created with 'Eis', 'Halifax' as well as 'Sils'. 'War Cut' from 2004 was a response to the U.S.'s fatal third Gulf War and the beginning of a series of artist books published in rapid succession. They form a significant group of his late work. The definitive reference work with more than 700 illustrations, this volume is also an easy-to-read, highly informative monograph on the inventive artist's books of Gerhard RICHTER.
Content
'Gerhard Richter. Künstlerbücher 1966-2021' is an annotated catalog raisonné of his books and original contributions to other publications. The author of the oeuvre index assigns 56 work index numbers in chronological order. The entries contain detailed bibliographic data such as edition, variants, technical specifications, equipment and name involved persons and producers. In the commentary, he reports on the occasion, idea, concept and structure of the books, accompanied by numerous illustrations of the design and creation process as well as detailed descriptions of the books. Gerhard RICHTER's comments on his books, some of them detailed, which he gave to Hans Ulrich Obrist in an interview in 2012/13, are assigned to the titles." (© Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther König, 2022)