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A talk titled 'Gerhard Richter and the Technological Condition of Painting' will take place on 26 October 2026 at 17:30. The discussion will focus on the relationship between painting and technology, inspired by Dr Aline Guillermet’s recent book.

Join us for a discussion about painting and technology around Dr Aline Guillermet’s recent book.

Speakers

Dr Aline Guillermet, Assistant Research Professor, Cambridge Digital Humanities (https://www.cdh.cam.ac.uk/about/people/dr-aline-guillermet/)

Dr Sam Rose, Senior Lecturer in Art History, University of St Andrews (https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/art-history/people/sper/)

Professor Peter de Bolla, Professor of Cultural History and Aesthetics, University of Cambridge (https://www.crassh.cam.ac.uk/about/people/peter-de-bolla/)

Prof Caroline Bassett, Professor of Digital Humanities and Director of Cambridge Digital Humanities (https://www.cdh.cam.ac.uk/about/people/caroline-bassett/)

Description

Join us for a discussion about painting and technology around Dr Aline Guillermet’s recent book, Gerhard Richter and the Technological Condition of Painting (https://edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-gerhard-richter-and-the-technological-condition-of-painting.html). Dr Guillermet will be in conversation with Professor Caroline Bassett, Professor Peter de Bolla and Dr Sam Rose to discuss how photography, digital technologies, and scientific visualisation have shaped recent and contemporary painting in the German painter Gerhard Richter's (b. 1932) work and beyond.

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CDH event page: https://www.cdh.cam.ac.uk/events/42071

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Gerhard Richter and the Technological Condition of Painting takes place on Monday, 26 October 2026 at 17:30.

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