The catalogue Zeitgenossen. Das Gesicht unserer Gesellschaft im Spiegel der heutigen Kunst was published on the occasion of an eponymous exhibition that was staged as part of the Ruhrfestspiele 1970. The exhibition and catalogue deal with the human image in contemporary art whereby Gerhard Richter’s portraits are displayed.
Besides biographies of the exhibited artists, there is also the essay Zum Menschenbild unserer Zeit by H. L. C. Jaffé. With an introduction by Thomas Grochowiak.