| ID | 099979 |
| Title Proper | Artist and the terrorist, or the paintable and the unpaintable |
| Other Title Information | Gerhard Richter and the Baader-Meinhof group |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Danchev, Alex |
| Publication | 2010. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This article is offered as a small demonstration of what art has to say about terror and violence. It focuses on the German artist Gerhard Richter and his cycle of paintings on the life and death of the homegrown terrorists of the Baader-Meinhof group, October 18, 1977 (1988). Following Richter, it explores whether atrocity is "paintable." It investigates the encounter between the artist and the terrorist and proposes that Richter's is a profound exploration of terror and counterterror in the contemporary world. |
| `In' analytical Note | Alternatives Vol. 35, No. 2; Apr-Jun 2010: p.93-112 |
| Journal Source | Alternatives Vol. 35, No. 2; Apr-Jun 2010: p.93-112 |
| Key Words | Art ; Terror ; Richter ; Baader - Meinhof |