Gerhard Richter "Sinbad"
The FLAG Art Foundation
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Gerhard Richter is one of the world's foremost artists. His work, developed over several decades, alternates between figurative and abstract approaches and intentionally defies stylistic categorization.
Sinbad is the first series of works by Richter to allude to The Book of One Thousand and One Nights (Arabian Nights), and was followed in 2010 by Aladdin. These small works -- presented behind glass and arranged into forty-nine diptych pairs -- explore concepts of chance and abstraction. Each piece, considered autonomous though it plays off its partner, contains drips, smears, and swaths of color.
The Sinbad series was first displayed in Cologne, at the Museum Ludwig (October 12, 2008-February 1, 2009). A limited edition catalogue, published by Walther König, Köln Germany to commemorate that exhibition is being released in February 2011.
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from February 23, 2011 to May 26, 2011
Opening Reception on 2011-02-23 from 18:00 to 20:00