The Painting of Modern Life
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4 October - 30 December 2007
The first major museum survey of its kind, The Painting of Modern Life re-examined what was arguably the most influential development in the history of contemporary painting: the use and translation of photographic imagery. Curated by The Hayward Director Ralph Rugoff, the exhibition charted the international evolution of this tendency over the past 45 years, including seminal photo-inspired works from the early 1960s by artists such as Gerhard Richter and Andy Warhol. Revealing the surprising stylistic diversity of this work, the exhibition also focused on the great variety of subject matter from the personal to the political addressed by featured artists.
..the most interesting, intelligent, serious and enlivening display of contemporary art for a long time. Independent
This is that rare show that can sustain an argument... and that keeps you on your toes. Telegraph
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(Image: Gerhard Richter, Frau mit Schirm Woman with Umbrella, 1964 (detail) Daros Collection Switzerland © Gerhard Richter)
