Richter’s art is about control, but also about chance,” says Suzanne Pagé, artistic director of the FLV. “That’s what’s so ...

Gerhard Richter Painting, a new documentary on the 80-year-old German artist Gerhard Richter, takes us right into his Cologne studio. Devoting most of its screen time to the artist at work, the ...

This intriguing documentary about German painter Gerhard Richter explores his studio, his techniques and his creative process for making works of art inspired by social and historical issues.

For years now, one of the great mysteries in covering the film beat has been why so many viewers feel that an opening title “based on a true story” (or “inspired by real events”) somehow validates a ...

Around this time, Richter was still painting in grays, though often laid on thick. He zoomed in so close on his subjects — ...

An art film in the literal sense, German helmer Corinna Belz's intelligently assembled observational docu "Gerhard Richter Painting" offers fascinating insight into the working process of the famed ...

Shot mainly in 2008 and 2009, this documentary shows the German artist preparing exhibitions of his work, conversing with colleagues, and, of course, painting. The movie really comes alive when it ...