{"product_id":"gerhard-richter-strip-tower-9781911736356","title":"Gerhard Richter: Strip-Tower","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePreserved in a small-format paperback, Richter's \u003ci\u003eStrip-Tower\u003c\/i\u003e is an exercise in three-dimensional abstraction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince 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, \u003ci\u003eStrip-Tower (962)\u003c\/i\u003e (2023), expands on the artist's enduring investigations of painting, photography, digital reproduction and abstraction. Building on his series of \u003ci\u003eAbstract Paintings\u003c\/i\u003e from the 1970s onward, and \u003ci\u003eStrip Paintings\u003c\/i\u003e made since 2011, Richter now moves his explorations into three dimensions. He created \u003ci\u003eStrip-Tower\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Heni Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/14\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781911736356\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.84lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 7.10w x 0.50d","brand":"Gerhard Richter","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52774298452149,"sku":"9781911736356","price":15.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/gerhard-richter-strip-tower-9781911736356","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}