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1985

Marian Goodman becomes his main dealer

From 1985 to 2022 Richter’s primary dealer and representative gallery is Marian Goodman; in the years after 1972 he had shown with Galerie Konrad Fischer in Düsseldorf and Sperone Westwater in New York.

1985

The Oskar Kokoschka Prize

In 1985 Richter receives the Oskar Kokoschka Prize; from then on, the article says, his works can be found in all the world’s major exhibition spaces.

1986

A travelling retrospective at Düsseldorf’s Kunsthalle

In 1986 a travelling retrospective of Richter opens at the Kunsthalle in Düsseldorf.

12 de junio de 1987 – 20 de septiembre de 1987

Exhibition: documenta 8

1988

His painting on the cover of “Daydream Nation”

In 1988 Sonic Youth use a painting of Richter’s for the cover of their album “Daydream Nation”; he was a fan of the band and did not charge for the use of his image. The original is now showcased in Sonic Youth’s studio in New York.