Gerhard Richter, 1988/89

Tilroe examines the dichotomies in Richter's paintings between abstraction and figuration and between pictorial means and the subject. Buchloh, with reference to Habermas, questions the possibility of representing history, while analysing Richter's "October 18, 1977" series. Biographical notes. 7 bibl. ref

The Artist's Joke

"This anthology traces humour's role in transforming the practice and experience of art, from the early twentieth-century avant-gardes, through Fluxus and Pop, to the diverse, often uncategorizable works of some of the most influential artists today" -- p. [4] of cover