Vija Celmins/Gerhard Richter

This publication brings together the work of Vija Celmins and Gerhard Richter, who live in New York and Cologne respectively, in a transatlantic dialogue that reveals surprising connections. In addition to thematic similarities and the fact that both have worked with photographic models throughout their careers, Celmins and Richter have a shared interest in the most elementary conditions of representation. What is reality? What is representation? And how can perception, seeing itself, be made visible?