A controversial German artist will be the subject of the University of Delaware art department’s third annual Lennoue Lecture, scheduled at 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 17, in Room 100 Kirkbride Hall.

This year’s presentation, titled “Gerhard Richter: Skepticism and Belief,” will be given by Robert Storr, senior curator of painting and sculpture at New York’s Museum of Modern Art.

Storr is the organizer of the museum’s current highly acclaimed exhibition, “Gerhard Richter: 40 Years of Painting,” a retrospective focusing on the controversial German artist. Since the early 1960’s, Richter has primarily used the medium of painting to explore issues of stylistic consistency, artistic sensibility, spontaneity and the impact of modern technology and media imagery on traditional art forms. From austere, figurative realism to colorful abstractions, from pop imagery to quiet landscapes and intimate portraits, Richter has always kept a critical distance from both traditionalists and the vanguard, resulting in a vital renewal of the medium in which he works.

Storr is an internationally recognized art critic, curator, artist and writer. He has held professorships at several universities and has coauthored several books, including “Susan Rothenberg 15 Years a Survey” and “From Bauhaus to Pop: Masterworks Given by Phillip Johnson.” He is a contributing editor to Art in America, on the editorial board of Art Journal and has published articles in a variety of other professional journals.

His appearance is being sponsored by the departments of Art and Art History and the University Faculty Senate Committee on Cultural Activities and Public Events.

For more information on the free public lecture call (302) 831-4105.

April 15, 2002