Angelika Platen (1942) - Junge Künstler

Angelika Platen (1942), Young Artists, Photo Cassette, 2017.

20 Portraits - Digital prints, each 18 x 13 cm on 29.8 x 21 cm. Signed within the image and on the back. Numbered. From an edition of 20.

Condition: Good condition. Photos are part of the condition description.

The edition compiles a best-of of Angelika Platen's artist portraits from Germany — photographed in studios, at fairs, and exhibitions during the time frame from Documenta Kassel 1968 to Kölner Kunstmarkt 1972: Joseph Beuys, Erwin Heerich, Robert Filliou, Günther Uecker, Daniel Spoerri, Dieter Roth, Gotthard Graubner, Gerhard Richter, Wolf Vostell, C.O. Paeffgen, Rune Mields, Konrad Klapheck, Bazon Brock, Georg Baselitz, Timm Ulrichs, Markus Lüpertz, Hanne Darboven, Sigmar Polke, Blinky Palermo, Michael Buthe.

Angelika Platen (born 1942) is one of the most prominent German photographers in the field of artist portrait photography. Since the late 1960s, she has precisely documented the faces and personalities of the international art scene—with emerging talents and world-renowned icons. Her photographs depict artists not only as public figures but also as individuals in focused, often intimate moments. Among her most famous portraits are images of Joseph Beuys, Sigmar Polke, Marina Abramović, Georg Baselitz, Neo Rauch, Ai Weiwei, Wolfgang Tillmans, and many others.
Platen prefers to work in black and white and relies on natural lighting and authentic settings – often in her studio, during work, or in personal situations. Her work has been exhibited in numerous museums and institutions, including the Martin-Gropius-Bau in Berlin, the Hamburger Kunsthalle, and the ZKM in Karlsruhe.