The Louis Vuitton Foundation welcomes Gerhard Richter in a historical retrospective

The Fondation Louis Vuitton is preparing for an epic autumn. Just before the international art scene lands in Paris for Art Basel, the French institution will become the epicentre of one of the most ambitious exhibitions in recent years: a monumental retrospective dedicated to Gerhard Richter, a living legend of contemporary art.

Entitled Gerhard Richter, the exhibition will occupy the 10 galleries of the space designed by Frank Gehry and will display no less than 270 works spanning more than six decades of his career. A unique opportunity to delve into the mind of the German artist, whose work has reformulated the boundaries between the figurative, the abstract and the conceptual.

From his iconic oil paintings to his steel sculptures, glass works, watercolours and overpainted photographs, the exhibition encapsulates Richter’s obsession with perception, memory and materiality. Yes, all that. And more.

Among the pieces not to be missed are classics such as Uncle Rudi (1965), Gudrun (1987), Woman Reading (1994) and Self Portrait (1996), as well as his celebrated series 48 Portraits, Cage Paintings, Silikat and Sabine mit Kind. In other words: the essential Richter, unfiltered and unedited.

Among the pieces not to be missed are classics such as Uncle Rudi (1965), Gudrun (1987), Woman Reading (1994) and Self Portrait (1996), as well as his famous series 48 Portraits, Cage Paintings, Silikat and Sabine mit Kind. In other words: the essential Richter, unfiltered and unedited.

The artist’s relationship with the Fondation goes back a long way. Already in 2014 he was part of its inaugural show, and now he returns – more radical and relevant than ever – in an exhibition co-curated by Dieter Schwarz (Kunstmuseum Winterthur) and Nicholas Serota (ex Tate), two heavyweights of global art.