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1987年6月12日–1987年9月20日

Exhibition: documenta 8

1988

His painting on the cover of “Daydream Nation”

In 1988 Sonic Youth use a painting of Richter’s for the cover of their album “Daydream Nation”; he was a fan of the band and did not charge for the use of his image. The original is now showcased in Sonic Youth’s studio in New York.

1990

The “Baader-Meinhof” show introduces him to America

In 1990 the Saint Louis Art Museum circulates “Baader-Meinhof (18 October 1977)”, which makes Richter known to a U.S. audience; the show is later seen at the Lannan Foundation in Marina del Rey, California.

1991

A retrospective at the Tate Gallery

In 1991 the Tate Gallery in London holds a retrospective of Richter, following the travelling retrospective at Düsseldorf’s Kunsthalle in 1986.