For Refraction, the second exhibition to be installed in Project, Jorge Pardo's 2000 renovation of Dia's first floor lobby, exhibition space, and bookshop, a focused selection of works by Gerhard Richter has been inserted into Pardo's vibrant environment. The basis for the exhibition is the artists' shared concern for issues of framing and representation and for the interplay of the work of art with its spatial context. Together, Richter's pieces and Pardo's environment mutually question and reflect upon each other.

Checklist

Jorge Pardo

Project, 2000
3 parts: lobby, bookshop, gallery
overall dimensions: 108 x 108 feet
Commissioned by Dia, 1998

Vitrine, 2002
wood and glass
3 x 15 x 4 feet
Courtesy of the artist


Gerhard Richter

1. Sieben Stehende Scheiben (Seven Standing Panes), 2002
GR 879-1
glass and steel
92¼ x 63 x 125¼ inches
Courtesy Marian Goodman Gallery,
New York

2. Spiegel I and II (Mirror I and II), 1989
GR 687-1
GR 687-2
2 mirrors
each: 7 x 9 feet
Courtesy Marian Goodman Gallery,
New York

3. Kugel (Sphere), "Piz Fora," 1992
stainless steel
diameter 6¼ inches
Courtesy the artist

4. Fenster (Window), 2002
GR 880-1
oil on canvas
4 parts, each: 78¾ x 39 3/8 inches
overall 78¾ x 157½ inches
Courtesy Marian Goodman Gallery,
New York

5. 12 drawings, 1965–69
pencil on paper
12 drawings in 5 frames
frame 1: 14¾ x 20½ inches; 1 drawing
frame 2: 26½ x 20½ inches; 4 drawings
frame 3: 20½ x 14¾ inches; 2 drawings
frame 4: 26½ x 20½ inches; 4 drawings
frame 5: 14¾ x 20½ inches; 1 drawing
Collection Herbert, Ghent

6. Survey, 1998
offset print
32¾ x 26¾ inches
Private collection

7. 9 Objekte (9 Objects), 1969
suite of nine offset lithographs
each: 17¾ x 17¾ inches
Courtesy Brooke Alexander Gallery,
New York