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"Spiegel", 1981
Fondation Louis Vuitton, Paris
When the Kunsthalle Düsseldorf confronted Richter's paintings with those of Georg Baselitz in 1981, Richter hung two large horizontal mirrors among the pictures; neither the mirrors nor the paintings were framed. This was not a provocation, but an expression of his thoughts on what a picture is. The mirror image does not have to be produced; it is always already there. It shows an even, perspective-less surface and blends almost indistinguishably into reality, including the viewer as part of the picture.
When asked whether a mirror was the perfect artist, Richter replied: 'That's what it looks like.'
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