ISBN-13: 9783777425078 / Niemiecki / Miękka / 2016 / 96 str.
Born in New York in 1939, Brigid Berlin changed her name to Brigid Polk not long after she met Andy Warhol in 1964 and became one of his legendary muses. In 1970, she met Gerhard Richter in Munich, giving rise to the German artist s important "Brigid Polk" series. Based on Polaroid self-portraits by Polk, the series of photo paintings did more than capture this eccentric artist it created a fascinating dialogue between America and Europe, photography and painting, and artist and muse.
In "Gerhard Richter Brigid Polk," Corinna Thierolf brings together a distinguished group of contributors to tell the story of the two artists encounter and describes the important record of Richter s photo paintings it produced. Written by Sabine Knust, Bernhard Maaz, Tilman Spengler, and Thierolf, these essays trace the history of the series creation, exploring how it is exemplary of Richter s struggle for a new self-concept of painting in relation to photography. In addition, the book uses personal reminiscences of those who were present in Munich to travel back in time to the avant-garde art scene of the 1970s, bringing to life a spectacular range of characters, including Munich gallery owner Heiner Friedrich instrumental in the creation of the series and Polk herself.
Including color images and accompanying an exhibition of the series at Schloss Herrenchiemsee, "Gerhard Richter Brigid Polk" is the first book to pay extensive tribute to this multifaceted series and its importance in Richter s oeuvre."
Die Serie über Brigid Polk gehört zu den wichtigen Zeugnissen von Gerhard Richters Fotomalerei. Sie ist beispielhaft für sein Ringen um ein neues Selbstverständnis der Malerei in Auseinandersetzung mit der Fotografie. Der Band würdigt dieses vielschichtige Werk erstmals umfassend und spürt seiner Entstehungsgeschichte im Umfeld des bedeutenden Münchner Galeristen Heiner Friedrich nach. Nicht zuletzt die persönlichen Erinnerungen von Zeitzeugen laden zu einer lebendigen Zeitreise in die avantgardistische Kunstszene der 1970er-Jahre ein.