Angelika Platen (1942) - Blinky Palermo

Angelika Platen (1942), Blinky Palermo, 1972/2017.

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. Photos are part of the condition description.

Angelika Platen (born 1942) is among the most important German photographers in the field of artist portraiture. Since the late 1960s, she has documented the faces and personalities of the international art scene with precision and a refined sensibility—from emerging talents to world-famous icons.

Her photographs depict artists not only as public figures but also as people in concentrated, often intimate moments. Among her most famous portraits are shots of Joseph Beuys, Sigmar Polke, Marina Abramović, Georg Baselitz, Neo Rauch, Ai Weiwei, Wolfgang Tillmans, and many others.

Platen works primarily in black and white, relying on natural lighting and authentic settings—often in the studio, while at work, or in personal moments. Her work has been shown in numerous museums and institutions, including the Martin-Gropius-Bau in Berlin, the Hamburger Kunsthalle, and the ZKM Karlsruhe.