Hans Richter: encounters

Abstract

"Hans Richter was a central figure in the avant-garde for more than 50 years. This book examines the ways in which these "encounters"--to use Richter's own term--with other artists engendered creativity, originality, and meaning throughout his career. Including a chronology and Richter's first complete filmography in English, this volume sheds light on the relationships between modernism's most experimental artists, movements, and generations. Author, Timothy O. Benson with Contributions by Doris Berger, Edward Dimendberg, Philippe-Alain Michaud, Michael White, and Yvonne Zimmermann"

Contents

Hans Richter: Encounters / Timothy O. Benson. Encounter: Portraits ; Encounter: War and revolution. -- Toward the fourth dimension: Rhythmus 21 and the genesis of filmic abstraction / Philippe-Alain Michaud. Encounter: Formal evolution of Dada ; Encounter: Richter-Eggeling collaboration. -- Avant-Garde filmmaker for hire / Edward Dimendberg. Encounter: Periodical G ; Encounter: Malevich-Richter. -- A missing chapter: The Swiss films and Richter's documentary practice / Yvonne Zimmermann. Encounter: Fifo ; Encounter: Painting. -- The moving canvas: Hans Richter's artistic practice in the 1940s / Doris Berger. Encounter: Series ; Encounter: Interrogation of the object. -- Hans Richter, Dada: Art and anti-art: Flight out of a second time / Michael White. Checklist of the exhibition ; Chronology ; Filmography ; Selected bibliography ; Index ; Contributors ; Lenders to the exhibition ; Photo credits.