Gerhard Richter's 48 Tafeln (48 Portraits) has recently been put up in the National Portrait Gallery in London. All of Richter’s portraits of ‘great nineteenth- and twentieth-century cultural figures’ - specifically: composers, philosophers, literateurs, and scientists - are of white males. What women and men who would not describe themselves as ‘white’, might be included? This blog is devoted to that question, and we invite you to join us in devising 49 Tafeln (to go Richter one better!).
Tuesday, 14 April 2009
More Faces
One repeat to round out the lot, but otherwise new. Look for details soon; see who you know in the meantime.
the one person I think should be here that jumps out at me is Jiddu Krishnamurti
ReplyDeleteExcellent suggestion - coming right up!
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