Gerhard Merz : Dresden

Preoccupation with architectural theory and practice has been central for the German artist Gerhard Merz (b. 1947) throughout his career. Indeed, he has sought to achieve a synthesis between architecture and painting -- inscribing "And I am also an architect" on a writing-painting from 1992.

This book, part of the successful "Work Documents" series on architects and artists, highlights the building in Dresden which Merz was asked to work on -- immediately after he exhibited at the 1997 Venice Biennale.