Gerhard Richter and the exhibition trajectories since Fondation Louis Vuitton
Published on 08/28/2026 at 14:58 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS
Gerhard Richter anchors institutional programming on both sides of the Rhine. The Fondation Louis Vuitton in Paris structured its retrospective Gerhard Richter across all galleries from October 17, 2025 to March 2, 2026, as the museum details in its exhibition overview. The Neue Nationalgalerie in Berlin continues to build around the long-term loan Gerhard Richter: 100 Works for Berlin.
Fondation Louis Vuitton and Berlin
The Fondation Louis Vuitton describes its show Gerhard Richter as a major retrospective of around 270 works spanning more than six decades, filling the entire building from October 17, 2025 to March 2, 2026.
Parallel to Paris, the Neue Nationalgalerie in Berlin presents the semi-permanent display Gerhard Richter: 100 Works for Berlin, centered on the Birkenau cycle and almost 90 additional paintings and overpainted photographs placed on long-term loan by the Gerhard Richter Kunststiftung.
Biennial-tier presence via institutional framing
The scale of the Fondation Louis Vuitton retrospective, with 34 rooms and works from 1962 to 2024, aligns Richter with biennial-tier visibility, even though the show takes place in a private museum rather than a traditional biennial setting.
Loans in the David Zwirner exhibition Gerhard Richter: Landschaften in New York from May 7 to July 10, 2026 extended this institutional framing, drawing on paintings recently shown in Paris and on works from the artist’s own collection.
Exhibitions, landscapes and collections around Gerhard Richter
Readers who follow Gerhard Richter’s museum shows and institutional presentations can find further news and background reports on his exhibitions, auction results and collection entries in the AD HOC NEWS archive.
The work core across six decades
Richter’s retrospective in Paris brought together key work groups, from early blurred figurative paintings based on press photographs to color charts, squeegee abstractions and overpainted photographs, emphasizing the dialogue between representation and non-representation.
The Berlin presentation focuses strongly on the four-panel Birkenau cycle, painted in 2014 from photographs taken at the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp, which the artist translated into abstractions to address the limits of representation.
Where the artist stands now
Against this backdrop, Gerhard Richter’s work currently circulates between major institutional holdings and long-term displays, with no new publicly dated exhibition opening or fair presentation falling within the next 30 days.
Gerhard Richter at a glance
- Artist: Gerhard Richter
- Medium / Genre: Painting (abstract and figurative), installation, photography
- Born: 1932, Dresden, Germany
- Place(s) of practice: Studio in Cologne
- Active since: Early 1960s, with first notable exhibitions in West Germany after his move from the GDR
- Key work groups: Abstrakte Bilder, Birkenau, Atlas, Farbfelder (color charts)
- Current/last exhibition: Gerhard Richter, Fondation Louis Vuitton, Paris, October 17, 2025 - March 2, 2026
- Major collections: Tate (London), MoMA (New York), Centre Pompidou (Paris), Nationalgalerie (Berlin), Museum of Modern Art (San Francisco)
- Awards: Praemium Imperiale (Painting, 1997), Goslar Kaiserring (1988), Wolf Prize in Arts (1994), Wexner Prize (1998)
- Next date: currently no announced date in the 30-day window
Frequently asked questions about Gerhard Richter
Where has Gerhard Richter been recently on view?
Gerhard Richter’s most recent major retrospective ran at the Fondation Louis Vuitton in Paris from October 17, 2025 to March 2, 2026, while the Neue Nationalgalerie in Berlin continues to show Gerhard Richter: 100 Works for Berlin as a long-term presentation.
How extensive was the Fondation Louis Vuitton retrospective of Gerhard Richter?
The Fondation Louis Vuitton retrospective assembled around 270 works spanning more than six decades, organized chronologically over 34 rooms on four levels and covering paintings, drawings, sculptures and overpainted photographs.
What defines the Berlin display Gerhard Richter: 100 Works for Berlin?
The Berlin presentation centers on the Birkenau cycle and nearly 90 additional works from different phases, placed on permanent loan by the Gerhard Richter Kunststiftung to the Nationalgalerie, and described by the museum as running until further notice.
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