Daniel Richter Interview: A German Painter

The studio is the sponge and the outside world is the water The sponge is dipped into reality and then squeezed out. Daniel Richter, one of the most important painters of his generation, talks about the transformative power of painting. The studio is like a teenage room; you close the door from the inside and your mother isnt allowed to come in. You dont necessarily do anything forbidden or taboo, but its something you dont want others to see, says Richter jokingly of the work that goes on in the