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**Gerhard Richter, Abstract painting (944-2), detail, 2016, oil on wood, 40 x 30 cm, loaned by the Gerhard Richter Art Foundation** © Gerhard Richter 2023 (31032023)

**Gerhard Richter, MV 133, 2011, detail, lacquer on colour photograph, 10.1 x 15.1 cm** © Gerhard Richter 2023 (31032023)

**Gerhard Richter, Besetztes Haus (695-3), 1989, detail, oil on canvas, 82 x 112 cm** © Gerhard Richter 2023 (31032023)

**Exhibition view „Gerhard Richter. 100 Werke für Berlin“, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Neue Nationalgalerie, 1. April 2023 bis 2026** © Gerhard Richter 2023 / Foto: David von Becker

Gerhard Richter: 100 Works for Berlin

01.04.2023 until further notice
Neue Nationalgalerie

The exhibition shows for the first time the long-term loan from the Gerhard Richter Art Foundation to the Neue Nationalgalerie.

The central work in the exhibition is the series Birkenau (2014), consisting of four large-format, abstract paintings. Birkenau is the result of Richter’s long and in-depth engagement with the Holocaust and the possibilities of representing it. The works are based on four photographs taken in the concentration camp Auschwitz-Birkenau, which the artist transposed with charcoal and oil paint to four canvases before gradually painting over them abstractly. With each layer of paint, the depiction of the original drawing disappeared a little more, until it eventually became invisible. The work also includes a large four-part mirror, which is positioned opposite the four Birkenau canvases, creating another level of reflection.

Alongside the Birkenau series, other works from various phases of Richter’s career will be exhibited, among them Squatters’ House (1989), 4,900 Colors (2007), and Strip (2013/2016). There is also another large group of works from Richter’s striking series of overpainted photographs, in which the artist addresses the tension between photography and painting on a new level.

The presentation was developed in close collaboration with the artist. In the future, curatorial and artistic interventions by artists from various fields will present Gerhard Richter’s art in ever-new contexts.

Audio Tour Through the Exhibition

An audio tour in German and English takes you through the exhibition Gerhard Richter. It is available as a free app download or on rental devices in the museum. The app is available for both Android and iOS devices.