Achim Freyer: Paintings

The painter Achim Freyer, who was a master student of Bertolt Brecht's, has gained an internationalreputation for his theatre works since the 1970s. However, he always remained first and foremosta visual artist, who made a systematic study of aesthetic and social issues. He escaped fromEast Germany in 1972, whereupon he changed the theatre using the visual arts as his medium. Hetook part in documenta in 1977 and 1987. Stagings like his 1988 Einstein on the Beach embody asynthesis of stagecraft and painting. This monograph is the first to focus on his complete artisticoeuvre, placing it in the context of his theatre work and collection of art. Freyer's late paintingsare a brilliant body of work powered by his undimmed creativity.Achim Freyer, b. 1934 in Berlin, is a visual artist, theatre- and film-maker, university lecturer, collector,and benefactor. Johannes Odenthal, b. 1956 in Cologne, is an art historian and archaeologist.From 2006 to 2022, he was head of programming at the Akademie der Kü nste in Berlin.