LUMA Arles presents an exhibition of Gerhard Richter\u2019s Overpainted Photographs, one of the most decisive and uncompromising bodies of work within his six-decade practice. By intervening directly onto photographic snapshots with layers of oil paint, Richter dismantles the photograph\u2019s authority as a stable record of reality. The image is neither fully revealed nor fully obscured but becomes transformed into a contested surface where representation and abstraction collide.<\/p>\n
In these concentrated works, Richter subjects the photographic image to gesture, chance, and material force. The painted marks interrupt the image\u2019s descriptive function, shifting it from a vehicle of evidence to a space of ambiguity. What appears is no longer a document but an event that exposes how memory, perception, and meaning are continuously constructed and undone.<\/p>\n
Overpainted Photographs articulate questions that run through Richter\u2019s practice, such as the limits of representation, the instability of truth, and the conditions under which images shape belief. The exhibition offers a rare opportunity to encounter these quiet yet radical works, underscoring their enduring relevance and their profound influence on contemporary artistic discourse. In a time defined by the proliferation and manipulation of images, Richter\u2019s Overpainted Photographs stand as foundational works, redefining the image as a site of uncertainty, resistance, and transformation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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