Angelika Platen (1942) - Joseph Beuys

Angelika Platen (1942), Joseph Beuys, 1968/2017.

Digital print, 18 x 13 cm on 29.8 x 21 cm. Signed in the image and on the back. Numbered. From an edition of 20.

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

Angelika Platen (born 1942) is among the most significant German photographers in the field of artist portrait photography. Since the late 1960s she has documented with precision and a keen sense the faces and personalities of the international art scene—from emerging talents to world-renowned icons.
Her photographs show artists not only as public figures but also as people in concentrated, 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 black-and-white work and relies on natural lighting as well as authentic settings – often in the studio, while working, 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 Karlsruhe.