A Nation Divided



Gerhard Richter, Uncle Rudi
1965, oil
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Recommended Websites

Sigmar Polke:  Wikipedia
Sigmar Polke: MoMA
Sigmar Polke:  Artchive
Sigmar Polke:  Artcyclopedia

A. R. Penck:  Artcyclopedia

Gerhard Richter Homepage
Gerhard Richter Portraits Exhibition (2009)
Gerhard Richter: Artcyclopedia
Gerhard Richter:  Wikpedia (many links featured)
Gerhard Richter's October 18th, 1977

Georg Baselitz (MoMA)
Georg Baselitz On-line (Artcyclopedia)
"On the Offensive": Adrian Searle Critique of Gaselitz London show
Interview with Georg Baselitz on Hamburg exhibit(in German)

"Art is Difficult" Anselm Kiefer Interview on His 2011 London Exhibit
Anselm Kiefer: White Cube
Anselm Kiefer:  Wikpedia
Anselm Kiefer:  Artcyclopedia

Joseph Beuys (Art Story)
Joseph Beuys (MoMA)
Joseph Beuys with Coyote (YouTube)
Joseph Beuys (Wikipedia)
Joseph Beuys' 7,000 Oaks Project
Appeal for an Alternative by Joseph Beuys

Selected Library Resources

Graduate Reading: "The Day is Long": Art in America interview with Gerhard Richter. Questions: Discuss three points that Ricther makes about his painting process that you find provocative. How does he feel about teaching art? What do you think he means by the statement, "I am definitely inside of art history; it's my domain, my home"? What was the most interesting thing he said for you, and why?