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Gerhard Richter: Moving Picture (946-3) Kyoto Version

Gerhard Richter, Moving Picture (946-3) Kyoto Version, 2019–24.

Until Feb 1, 2025
Via Francesco Crispi 16, 00187, Rome

Sculptures? Photography? Stained glass windows? Paintings, sometimes abstract, other times photorealistic? The 92-year old Gerhard Richter—whom Jason Farago, in The New York Times, called “this greatest of living painters”—has seemingly done it all. In 2020, the Met Breuer featured Richter as the museum’s final act before closing. Entitled “Gerhard Richter: Painting After All,” it was considered a double-sendoff, as most believed it would also be Richter’s last major exhibition. But museums and galleries have held smaller-scale Richter shows, such as this one at Gagosian in Rome, “Moving Picture (946-3) Kyoto Version.” On view is an “immersive installation in film and sound,” which the artist created using digital tools he began experimenting with in 2010. The projected canvas is 72 feet wide and is accompanied by a score for trumpet. —Jack Sullivan

Photo courtesy the artist and Gagosian © Gerhard Richter 2024 (28102024)