{"product_id":"9781911736356","title":"Gerhard Richter: Strip-Tower","description":"\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;Preserved in a small-format paperback, Richter's \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;Strip-Tower\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt; is an exercise in three-dimensional abstraction\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;Since the early 1960s, Gerhard Richter (born 1932) has tirelessly explored the infinite possibilities of painting and gained status as a celebrated artist worldwide. His recent public commission, \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;Strip-Tower (962)\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt; (2023), expands on the artist's enduring investigations of painting, photography, digital reproduction and abstraction. Building on his series of \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;Abstract Paintings\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt; from the 1970s onward, and \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;Strip Paintings\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt; made since 2011, Richter now moves his explorations into three dimensions. He created \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;Strip-Tower\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt; using glossy ceramic tiles that clad two perpendicular panels to create a cruciform structure of 12 faces, intended to be viewed in the round. Marcus du Sautoy, Professor for the Public Understanding of Science at Oxford University, describes the work as a piece of \"complexity and simplicity,\" its vertical stripes hiding a deeper, symmetrical process. The book also features a preface by Serpentine Artistic Director Hans Ulrich Obrist and Chief Executive Bettina Korek.\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;","brand":"Heni Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57255883637109,"sku":"9781911736356","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0289\/5334\/6096\/files\/9781911736356.jpg?v=1780750455","url":"https:\/\/goldenharebooks.com\/products\/9781911736356","provider":"Golden Hare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}