ANGELIKA PLATEN

Künstlerportraits

Angelika Platen has been taking portraits of artists for half a century, including “iconic” photos of Hanne Darboven, Sigmar Polke, Gerhard Richter, James Rosenquist, Günter Uecker and Andy Warhol. While the early photos were all analogue and black and white, it was not until the 2000s that she switched to digital and colour. This comprehensive monograph documents Angelika Platen's large, multi-layered oeuvre from her beginnings in the 1960s to her work today. Her photographs convey a panorama of the constantly changing art scene. Very personal texts report on her exciting life in the international art world.

With contributions by Hubertus von Amelunxen, Ludger Derenthal, Asta Gröting, Simon Häuser, Joachim Jäger, Oliver Koerner von Gustorf, Michael Müller, Angelika Platen, Wiebke Ratzeburg, Anne Rodler, Peter Klaus Schuster.

Editor: Joachim Jäger

The Typography

All body texts are set in Muster Grotesk B, designed by Florian Runge.
The used fonts for headlines, captions and page numbers are Feature Display and Feature Text (Commercial Type).

My warmest regards go Angelika Platen and Joachim Jäger (editor).
A big THANK YOU to Hannes Aechter having been the co-designer on this amazing project.

2025
400 pages
250 × 305mm
380 illustrations
Hardcover, bound
German

Verlag der Buchhandlung Walter und Franz König, Köln
ISBN 978-3-7533-0681-0