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From the 2nd May 2025, the Pinakothek der Moderne will present the exhibition “81 Drawings ∙ 1 STRIP Picture ∙ 1 Edition” by the artist Gerhard Richter. With this project, the Staatliche Graphische Sammlung München is once again exploring the significance of the art of drawing in the 21st century as a source of inspiration within the visual arts and questioning its role as an existential form of expression of the human intellect and its creative power.
The artist’s studio was left open, his painting oeuvre was closed. In the remoteness of his studio, Gerhard Richter now created drawings that he subjected to his self-imposed maxim: “The most fundamental, the hardest thing is to make something that is good.””This is especially true for drawings because every pentimento, every insecurity and caprice leaves traces on the paper.
In this liberating environment, far removed from the rambling discourses on his life’s work, it was high time to start considering Gerhard Richter’s drawings. The focus of the Munich exhibition is on …
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Image above: Gerhard Richter (1932), Mixing technique, 216 x 259 mm, Staatliche Graphische Sammlung München, © Gerhard Richter, 2025.
