Vija Celmins & Gerhard Richter: Double Vision

This book brings together the work of Vija Celmins and Gerhard Richter, revealing surprising connections and invoking questions of reality, visibility and the nature of perception itself. Published to accompany an exhibition at the Hamburger Kunsthalle that included over 60 paintings, drawings, prints and objects, the book offers comparisons between some of the artists’ most notable works, including Celmins’ 'To Fix the Image in Memory' and Richter’s 'Seascape (Sea Sea)'. In addition to their thematic similarities and the fact that both have worked with photographic models throughout their careers, Celmins and Richter share an interest in the most elementary conditions of representation.
ISBN 9783753304038. Walther Koenig. hb. 256 pages. 87 ills. 25 x 21 cm.
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