Gerhard Richter Painting, a Documentary by Corinna Belz

Gerhard Richter granted filmmaker Corinna Belz access to his studio in the spring and summer of 2009 when he was working on a series of large abstract paintings. Gerhard Richter Painting offers us rare insights into the artist’s work. In quiet, highly concentrated images, the film gives us a fly-on-the-wall perspective of a very personal, tension-filled process of artistic creation. We see Richter painting. We see him observe and dialogue with his paintings. We see him contemplate, wait, reject, rework and sometimes destroy only to begin anew.

In her intelligent and perceptive film, Corinna Belz brings us closer to the complex processes of artistic creation. The paintings themselves become the protagonists. Gerhard Richter Painting is the penetrating portrait of an artist at work – and a fascinating film about the art of seeing.

Corinna Belz studied philosophy, art history and mediasciences in Cologne, Zurich and Berlin. Master of Arts, her master thesis was entitled Film director Peter Nestler’s documentaries in a contemporary avantgarde context. She worked as TV-producer, scriptwriter, director on multiple productions of various genres, such as TV-series and feature-length documentaries. Corinna Belz lives in Cologne.

Filmography as a director:
2010 Gerhard Richter painting (documentary)
2007 Gerhard Richters Window (documentary)
2004 Three Wishes (documentary)
2001 Other American Voices (documentary)
2000 Life after Microsoft (documentary)

Special Formula:Because of limited seating, it is advised to book in advance by calling.
Reserved seats will be held until 15 minutes before the event begins.
Language: German with English subtitles.

3000 L.L.