SFMOMA talks with German artist Anselm Kiefer about exploring the past and materials in his work
Cold War Germany and after
Cheap fabric with a garish print becomes an eerie specter of surveillance thanks to some creative chemistry.
Sigmar Polke, Watchtower series
Richter toys with both visual and ethical clarity in this evocative, ambiguous painting of an uncle lost to WWII.
Gerhard Richter, Uncle Rudi
Hyperreal paintings like “Betty” are just one part of Richter’s practice, which resists stylistic classification.
Gerhard Richter, Betty
John Cage and Richter never met, but there was a kinship between these two artists with diverse practices.
Gerhard Richter, The Cage Paintings (1-6)
Richter revives the genre of history painting in the 21st century in this work showing the events of 9/11.
Gerhard Richter, September
Is this a painting or a relief sculpture? Unclear. Whatever it is, Kiefer’s landscape is falling apart.
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