Memphis Schulze: Catalogue Raisonné 1969-1993 (German Edition)

The first detailed catalogue raisonné ever produced on self-taught German painterMemphis Schulze (1944-2008) includes a complete document of the artist'swork through 1993 plus extensive personal photographs of Schulze, his friendsincluding Sigmar Polke and Achim Duchow, and the Dusseldorf art scene ofwhich he was a part for two decades. Assembled by his sons Max and Philip togetherwith writer Katrin Menne, this book is a tribute to an artist little known outside ofEurope but deeply influential to many younger artists of his time. An unexpectedaddition is a complete list of Schulze's legendary LP collection of American andLondon rock music from 1955-88, shared with the German art community in thosepost war years. Essays by Polke specialists Petra Lange-Berndt and Dietmar Rubelelucidate the social and aesthetic relationships within that scene and the influenceof America and American culture on the younger German generation.