One of my favorite artists: Gerhard Richter

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Anyone seen this? Looks like it could either be extremely boring, or a revelation.

SYNOPSIS: Gerhard Richter Painting is a thrilling document of legendary German artist Richter's creative process, juxtaposed with intimate conversations (with his critics, his collaborators, and his American gallerist Marian Goodman) and rare archive material. From our fly-on-the-wall perspective, we watch the 79-year-old create a series of large-scale abstract canvases, using fat brushes and a massive squeegee to apply (and then scrape off) layer after layer of brightly colored paint. This mesmerizing footage, of a highly charged process of creation and destruction, turns Belz's portrait of an artist into a work of art itself. In German with English subtitles.

BONUS FEATURES: Gerhard Richter and Art Historian Benjamin HD Buchloh in Conversation (23 min.), Fragments of a Conversation: Curator Hans-Ulrich Obrist Meets Gerhard Richter (10 min.), Gerhard Richter Prepares for the Munich Exhibition ''Abstract Paintings'' (9 min.), Booklet: An Interview with Director Corinna Belz, Trailers

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Topic - One of my favorite artists: Gerhard Richter - Jazz Inmate 15:59:28 09/26/12 (6)

Saw an exhibition of his stuff in Chicago and then several works traveled to Portland. Interesting stuff, - tinear 20:24:04 09/26/12 (5)

He was a major figure in modernism 25 yrs ago. Now he's a legend NT - Jazz Inmate 09:39:45 09/28/12 (4)

I know him very well. I'm currently reconsidering my appreciation of major modern artists in relation - tinear 08:28:02 09/29/12 (1)

obviously you don't - Jazz Inmate 23:57:39 09/29/12 (0)

Save your breath on Tin. He tries to make art appreciation a zero sum game. - Enophile 13:27:31 09/28/12 (1)

RE: I call that an "accidental art"... - Eldragon@gmx.com 06:52:00 09/29/12 (0)

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