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• 1932 | Born
in Dresden and raised in Reichenau and Waltersdorf, Saxony (East Germany). |
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• 1948-51 | Studies
stage and billboard painting in Zittau. |
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| • 1952 | Accepted
at the Kunstakademie in Dresden. Studies 'free' painting and, later,
mural painting in a realistic style. |
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| • 1957 | For
his diploma, paints mural (now covered over) in the stairway of the
Dresden Hygienemuseum. Teaching certificate allows Richter the use of a
studio at the Kunstakademie for three years. Marries Marlenne (Ema)
Eufinger. |
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| • 1959 | Visits
'documenta 2' in Kassel and is impressed by abstract painting, in
particular works by Jackson Pollock and Lucio Fontana. This 'discovery'
of abstract painting strengthens his resolve to move to the West. |
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| • 1961 | Moves
to Düsseldorf and studies with Karl Otto Götz at the Kunstakademie
where he meets Konrad Lueg (later the art dealer Konrad Fisher), Sigmar
Polke and Blinky Palermo (who was then a student of Joseph Beuys). |
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| • 1962 | Begins
to make paintings using images from found photographs. First becomcs
aware of Beuys at Düsseldorf Kunstakademie, and sees an exhibition of
Beuys's work near Kleve. Paints Table, from a newspaper photograph, and
gives it the number '1' in a catalogue system Richter still uses today.
First sees Pop Art works in reproduction. Travels to Paris with Konrad
Lueg to show their work to lleana Sonnabend; they present themselves,
without success, as the new 'German Pop Artists'. Moves to his own
studio in Düsseldorf, where he will work für the next 20 years. |
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| • 1963 | Exhibition
'Gerhard Richter/Konrad Lueg. Leben Mit Pop: Eine Demonstration für den
Kapitalistischen Realismus', at Möbelhaus Berges, Düsseldorf. In
Krefeld sees an exhibition of work by Marcel Duchamp. |
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| • 1964-65 | First
individual exhibitions at Galerie Heiner Friedrich, Munich; Galerie
Alfred Schmela, Düsseldorf; Galerie Rene Block, Berlin. Paints Cow,
Pyramids, Sphinxes and Curtains. |
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| • 1966 | Daughter
Betty is born. Exhibits with Polke at Galerie 'h', Hannover. Begins to
paint Colour Charts. |
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| • 1967 | Guest
Professor at the Hochschule für Bildende Künste, Hamburg. Receives
'Junger Western' prize from the town of Recklinghausen. Makes Four Panes
of Glass. |
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| • 1968-69 | Paints
Cityscapes, Grey Pictures, Forests, Landscapes and Seascapes. |
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| • 1970 | Travels
to New York with Palermo. Paints more Grey Pictures, Clouds. |
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| • 1971 | Professor
at the Duesseldorf, Academy. Begins teaching. Paints Park Pictures,
portraits of Brigid Polk and 48 Portraits which is exhibited at Galerie
Rudolf Zwirner, Cologne; Kunstmuseum, Lucerne; Galerie Nächst St
Stephan, Vienna; Sürmondt Museum, Aachen. |
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| • 1972 | Individual
exhibition at the German Pavillion, 56th Biennale, Venice. Participates
in 'documenta 5', Kassel. Exhibits Atlas, an on-going collection of
photographs, collages and drawings, at Kabinett für Aktuelle Kunst,
Bremerhaven, and Museum voor Hedendaages Kunst, Utrecht. |
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| • 1973 | Paints
pictures after Titian, large Colour Charts. |
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| • 1974 | Atlas
exhibited at Galerie Heiner Friederich, Munich. Paints more large Colour
Charts and Grey Pictures. |
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| • 1975 | Paints
Tourist Pictures, Seascapes and portraits of Gilbert & George. |
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| • 1976 | Atlas
exhibited at Museum Haus Lange, Krefeld. Paints Grey Pictures. Begins
painting Abstract Pictures. |
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| • 1977 | Participates
in 'documenta 6', Kassel. |
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| • 1978 | Guest
Professor at the University of Halifax (Canada). |
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| • 1979 | Exhibits
Abstract Pictures at Whitechapel Art Gallery, London. |
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| • 1981 | Receives
Arnold Bode Prize, Kassel. For the 'Westkunst' exhibition, at
Rheinhallen, Cologne, Richter designs an unrealized room of four
mirrors. Later exhibits first mirrors at the Kunsthalle Düsseldorf. |
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| • 1982 | Marries
Isa Genzken, Paints Candles. |
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| • 1983 | Moves
to Cologne. |
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| • 1985 | Receives
Oscar Kokoschka Prize, Vienna. Participates in the exhibition 'German
Art in the Twentieth Century: Painting and Sculpture 1905-1985', Royal
Academy of Art, London; Staatsgalerie, Stuttgart. Paints Candles with
Skulls, Landscapes. |
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| • 1987 | Participates
in 'documenta 8', Kassel. The artist's notes are first published in the
exhibition catalogue Richter. Werken op Papier 1983-1986, Museum
Overholland, Amsterdam. |
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| • 1988 | Guest
Professor at the Städelschule, Frankfurt. Receives the 'Kaiserring' of
the City of Goslar. Paintings retrospective exhibited at the Art Gallery
of Ontario, Toronto; the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago; Hirshhorn
Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C.; Museum of Modern Art, San
Francisco. 'The London Paintings' exhibition at the Anthony d'Offay
Gallery, London. Paints the cycle 18. Oktober 1977. |
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| • 1989-91 | 18.
Oktober 1977 cycle is exhibited at Museum Haus Esters, Krefeld;
Portikus, Frankfurt am Main; Institute of Contemporary Arts, London;
Saint Louis Art Museum; Grey Art Gallery, New York; The Montreal Museum
of Fine Arts; The Lannan Foundation, Los Angeles; Institute of
Contemporary Arts, Boston. Paints Betty, portrait of his daughter. |
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| • 1991 | Retrospective
exhibition at The Tate Gallery, London. 'Mirrors' exhibition at the
Anthony d'Offay Gallery, London. |
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| • 1992 | Creates
a room of paintings for 'documenta 9', Kassel. |
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| • 1993-94 | Major
retrospective exhibition at Kunst- und Ausstellungshalle der
Bundesrepublik, Bonn, Deutschland; Musee d'Art Moderne de la Ville de
Paris; Moderna Museet, Stockholm; Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina
Sofia, Madrid. Gerhard Richter Texte, writings and Interviews 1962-1995,
is published in German by Insel Verlag, Frankfurt am Main. |
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| • 1995 | Atlas
exhibited at the Dia Center for the Arts, New York. Receives the Wolf
Prize, Jerusalem. Exhibition at the Israel Museum, Jerusalem. French
translation of the writings and Interviews, Gerhard Richter Textes, is
published by les presses du reel, Dijon. The Daily Practice of Painting,
English translation of writings and Interviews, is published by the
Anthony d'Offay Gallery in association with Thames & Hudson and The
MIT Press. 'Painting in the Nineties' exhibition at the Anthony d'Offay
Gallery, London. Marries Sabine Moritz. Son Moritz is born. |
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| • 2002-03 | Major
retrospective exhibition "40 Years Of Painting" at the Museum
Of Modern Art (MoMa) in New York City; The Art Institute Of Chicago; San Francisco Museum Of Modern Art; Hirschhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden , Smithonian Institution, Washington, D.C. my own note: I have seen the exhibition at the very opening day on the 14th of February 2002 in New York (having had myself an exhibition at the Broadway) and it was really overwhelming. For the first time I could see (and visually 'dive' into) soooo much of Richter's work at once and as original artworks. Studying his paitings painstakingly draw the attention of the security personell and they kept an eye on me until i left very late in the evening. The absolute high-light for me was the room with the 3 paintings: November, December, January - the sheer scale of images (each one 320 x 400 cm !!!) and the allover impact on me put straight forward tears into my eyes. People must have thought i went nuts! At the MoMa bookshop I met an artist from Israel and we decided to break all our brushes apart as homage to this great artist. The exhibition was for me a lifetime experience! |
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will be continued and completed ... parts from the text is taken from the book: 'The Daily Practice of Painting', Gerhard Richter, © 1993 Insel Verlag, Frankfurt am Main and Leipzig - English edition and translation © 1995 by Anthony d'Offay Gallery, London; in association with Thames and Hudson; ISBN 0-500-27836-9 |
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