Gerhard Richter, Individualism, and Belonging in West Germany

This book reevaluates the art of Gerhard Richter (b. 1932) in relation to his efforts to achieve belonging in the face of West Germany¿s increasing individualism between the 1960s and the 1990s.

List of contents

Introduction 1. Deficits of Belonging 2. Legacies of Displacement 3. The Classical and the Informel 4. The Living Method 5. Elective Affiliation

About the author

Luke Smythe is Senior Lecturer in Art History & Theory at Monash University.

Summary

This book reevaluates the art of Gerhard Richter (b. 1932) in relation to his efforts to achieve belonging in the face of West Germany’s increasing individualism between the 1960s and the 1990s.

Product details

• Authors: Luke Smythe, Smythe Luke
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.07.2022
• EAN: 9781032209777
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3220977-7
• No. of pages: 190
• Series: Routledge Research in Art History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Art history; European History, ART / Individual Artists / General, ART / History / General, ART / European, ART / History / Contemporary (1945-), ART / Individual Artists / Monographs, ART / Techniques / Painting, social and political philosophy, History of Art, Second World War, History of art & design styles: from c 1900 -, Far-left political ideologies and movements, Modern warfare, Left-of-centre democratic ideologies, Paintings and painting, The arts: general topics