NIKKELS,WALTER. Bierma,Wigger & Astrid Vorstermans. (compiler). — Depicted. Abgebildet. Afgebeeld. Walter Nikkels.

Amsterdam, Valiz & Stuttgart, Tropen, [2013]. 527 pp. Col. ills. Orig. hardcover (white paper covered boards with red and black lettering). 8vo. Text by Wigger Bierma, Enrico Bravi, Wouter Davidts a.o. in German, English and Dutch in parallel columns. - A large-scale, copiously illustrated monograph on the work of the Dutch typographer Walter Nikkels (b. 1940). Nikkels has worked and continues to work with international artists (Lothar Baumgarten, Agnes Martin, Rachel Whiteread and many, many others) and art institutes (including the Van Abbemuseum, Museum Kurhaus Kleve and the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam). Nikkels was Professor of Typography at the Kunstakademie Du¨sseldorf from 1985 to 2008. The book offers insight into the oeuvre of Nikkels, with an emphasis on his method, mentality, sources of inspiration, specific role and position, and the interaction with artists and art institutes. The publication includes several indices, and is packed with images.