Over the course of his three-decade career, Thomas Ruff has taken
up many approaches to photography in his investigation into the
status of the image in contemporary culture. In Thomas Ruff, the
artist presents new work that continues his ongoing probe into the
history, different processes, techniques, and technology of
photography. One of the most influential photographers working
today, Thomas Ruff has redefined photography's conceptual
possibilities, simultaneously capturing and challenging the essence
of the medium as both a means and a tool for visual experience.
Over the past twenty-five years, he has investigated various
photographic genres, including portraiture, the nude, and landscape
and architectural photography, using both analog and digital
technologies, and culling imagery from scientific archives, print
media, and the internet. Presented here is a selection of Ruff's
most well-known works, as well as the newer Tripe series, begun in
2018, which draws on negatives of India and Burma taken in the
1850s by an officer in the East India Company army. Also included
is a conversation between Ruff and Okwui Enwezor, which took place
at the Haus der Kunst in Munich, in connection with Ruff's
retrospective then on view. The conversation, published here for
the first time, has been edited for this volume and examines Ruff's
artistic practice and inspiration, serving as an engaging and
dynamic introduction to the artist. Published on the occasion of
the artist's solo exhibition at David Zwirner, Hong Kong, in 2019,
Thomas Ruff is available in both English only and bilingual
English/traditional Chinese editions.
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