Gerhard Richter, no one will deny it, is a master painter (Maler Meister). He is known for his many back-and-forths between mimēsis and abstraction. In the French press it is often said that Richter nagivates between “abstraction” and “figuration”. But this and old tune. The term “figuration”, quite outdated by the way, gives the idea … Lire la suite de Depiction and Diffraction of Reality. Gerhard Richter at the galerie David Zwirner, Paris