Daniel Richter - Lonely Old Slogans

Lonely Old Slogans was published by the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art in 2017 to coincide with a major retrospective exhibition of Daniel Richter’s work. The monograph focuses on the artist's shift from his earlier, politically charged figurative style toward the more abstract, neon-saturated compositions that defined his output during the mid-2010s. By gathering these works under one cover, the publication provides a comprehensive look at how Richter translates the complexities of contemporary media and urban experience onto canvas.

The book’s design mirrors the visceral, often chaotic nature of Richter's painting technique, featuring heavy saturation and sprawling layouts that emphasize the scale of his work. Critical reception of the monograph praised its ability to anchor Richter’s rapid stylistic evolution within a clear intellectual framework, acknowledging his role as a pivotal figure in modern German painting. It stands as a definitive document of a career spent questioning the boundaries between protest art and purely formalist abstraction.