SIGMAR POLKE

This volume offers an illustrated exploration of Freundinnen ( Girlfriends 1965/66), one of Polke's important early paintings. Taken from a found image of two young women, and using the raster dots also found in mass media reproductions, Girlfriends offers a state ment about the use and social function of images. Stefan Gronert approaches Girlfriends through its deliberate and elusive ambiguity , providing technical detail and historical background that allow some of the work's motivation and depth to become clearer. Taken from a fou...[Leer más]