Vija Celmins, Gerhard Richter : double vision

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"Vija Celmins (*1938 Riga) and Gerhard Richter (*1932 Dresden) are among the most internationally renowned artists of their generation. This publication brings together for the first time the work ...

"Vija Celmins (*1938 Riga) and Gerhard Richter (*1932 Dresden) are among the most internationally renowned artists of their generation. This publication brings together for the first time the work of these two artists, who live in New York and Cologne respectively, in a transatlantic dialogue that reveals surprising connections. In addition to thematic similarities and the fact that both have worked with photographic models throughout their careers, Celmins and Richter have a shared interest in the most elementary conditions of representation. What is reality? What is representation? And how can perception, seeing itself, be made visible?"--Page 4 of cover.

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