The Parrish Art Museum in Water Mill will screen the documentary “Gerhard Richter Painting,” a thrilling illustration of the German contemporary artist’s creative process, on Friday, April 2, at 6 PM.
The documentary, which is the second about Richter by filmmaker Corinna Belz, chronicles the artist as he creates a series of large-scale abstract canvasses.
“I’m delighted to invite our audiences to dive into the meditative world of one of the most sought-after painters today and follow his artistic process, stroke by stroke. It is a wonderful way to share this experience on a large screen in our Theater as we all come out of Zoom and Netflix fatigue,” said Corinne Erni, the museum’s Senior Curator of ArtsReach and Special Projects.
Considered one of the world’s greatest living painters, Richter has spent over 50 years experimenting with a range of techniques and ideas, exploring chance procedures while addressing historical crises and mass media representation.
“Gerhard Richter Painting” reveals the 79-year-old artist’s method of using fat brushes and a massive squeegee to apply and scrape off layers and layers of paint. This mesmerizing footage of his highly charged process of creation and destruction is interspersed with rare archival material, and intimate conversations with his critics, collaborators, and American gallerist Marian Goodman.
The film is presented in the Museum’s Lichtenstein Theater to a limited audience, following social distancing and other COVID protocols. Advance ticket purchase with pre-event registration is required. Tickets are $15 general admission, $5 for Parrish Members, and free for students. For more info, visit the Parrish’s website.