Kai Richter – Already Made | special edition
The catalog “Already Made” refers to the solo exhibition with the same title by Kai Richter at Gallery Christian Lethert Cologne. The text contribution was written by the art historian Dr. Thomas Steinruck. As a collector, he initiated the development.
In contrast to Marcel Duchamp's term “Ready Mades”, the “Already Mades” have lost their function, their use in the industrial sense. They become found objects that show the passage of time through their patina. By shifting the context, the works can be evaluated neutrally.
The catalog traces the development of the works from 2020-2024.