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Richthofen subjects conventional values, pop-culture phenomena, and life’s profound questions, to critical scrutiny by way of a playful, unfiltered use and awareness of language. Within the installation for Art Düsseldorf, Richthofen exhibits a series of text-based light boxes, paintings and drawings hung on scaffolding towers and graffitied walls.

A paradox of sorts emerges between the nature of Richthofen’s writings and their curation. The notes are messy, and the handwriting is often difficult to read, with words and letters falling into one another or crossed out completely. Seemingly …