Thomas Ruff: Transforming Photography av Okwui Enwezor

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<b>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.</b><BR><BR>In <I>Thomas Ruff</I>, the artist presents new work that continues his ongoing probe into the history, processes, techniques, and technology of photography. One of the most influential photographers working today, Ruff has redefined photography’s conceptual possibilities, simultaneously capturing and challenging the essence of the medium as a means for visual experience. 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.<BR> <BR> Presented here is a selection of Ruff’s most well-known works, as well as the newer <I>Tripe/Ruff </I>series, begun in 2018, which draws on negatives of India and