Gerhard Richter - Painting
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  • Summary: One of the world's greatest living painters, the German artist Gerhard Richter has spent over half a century experimenting with a tremendous range of techniques and ideas, addressing historical crises and mass media representation alongside explorations of chance procedures. The first glimpse inside his studio in decades, Gerhard Richter Painting is exactly that: a thrilling document of the 79-year-old's creative process, juxtaposed with rare archival footage and intimate conversations with his critics and collaborators. (Kino Lorber)… Expand

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  1. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Owen Gleiberman
    Mar 28, 2012
    91
    The film is sketchy as biography, but it proves an aging artist can still crackle with the electricity of youth.
  2. The A.V. Club
    Reviewed by: Noel Murray
    Mar 14, 2012
    83
    Just as a document of the sheer physical labor that goes into covering a giant canvas with color, Gerhard Richter Painting is never less than absorbing.
  3. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Kenneth Turan
    Jun 15, 2012
    80
    It is the achievement of Gerhard Richter Painting to shine a light on that hidden, private act as few other films have done.

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