A maverick photographer inspired by contemporary life, Thomas Ruff makes images that push the boundaries of the medium.
Over the past 30 years, Ruff has documented his Düsseldorf classmates, modernist buildings, and stars on film, as well as digitally modifying Internet pornography, jpegs of natural and man-made disasters, and downloaded manga cartoons. Working in series, Ruff repeatedly reveals the inherently artificial nature of photography.
Visit Thomas Ruff’s gallery page, read an interview, catch his show of new work at David Zwirner in New York, and buy his recent Aperture
Thomas Ruff, Portrait (R. Huber), 1988. C-Print, 9.45 x 7.09 inches, 24 x 18 cm. Courtesy David Zwirner, New York
Thomas Ruff, zycles 3080, 2009. Pigment print on canvas, 100 3/4 x 81 1/8 x 2 3/4 inches, 256 x 206 x 7 cm. Courtesy David Zwirner, New York
Thomas Ruff, jpeg nt02, 2006. C-Print with Diasec, 95 1/2 x 72 3/4 inches, 242.6 x 184.8 cm. Courtesy David Zwirner, New York
Thomas Ruff, cassini 32, 2009. Chromogenic print, 42 3/4 x 42 3/4 x 1 1/2 inches, 108.5 x 108.5 x 4 cm. Courtesy David Zwirner, New York
Thomas Ruff, Interieur 3B, 1980. C-print, 10.83 x 8.07 inches, 27.5 x 20.5 cm
Thomas Ruff cassini 24, 2009. Chromogenic print, 42 3/4 x 37 3/8 x 1 1/2 inches, 108.5 x 95.5 x 4 cm. Courtesy David Zwirner, New York
Thomas Ruff, nudes bb36, 2002. Laserchrome and diasec, 59.45 x 43.31 inches, 151 x 110 cm. Courtesy David Zwirner, New York
Thomas Ruff, zycles 4020, 2009. Chromogenic print, 73 1/4 x 73 14 x 2 3/8 inches, 186 x 186 x 6 cm. Courtesy David Zwirner, New York
Comments (9)
Are you sure he’s a photographer… are you sure he’s not a hack?
I’m not inspired. Are you sure he is?
He is a great photographer, however I think this is not the best selection of pictures to describe the potential of his work
OOOOO, yawn.
If you have to ask “Is this good?” then it’s not good.
Ha ha. “I’m so bored.” I’m a hipster with an attitude and I critique art when I’m not bagging groceries. Why you so grumpy? Don’t like snow? Love the portrait (best), interior, casini, nudes, and zycles.
the pics I take that are rejects are better than this crap
that nude is awesome — it’s like a lazy gerhard richter. non of the turpentine, all of the smut. love. it.
I agree – I feel nothing from this work. All great art tares or pulls something from you. There are lots of art wok I love and hate but at least I feel something this is devoid. I can’t say it’s just this work there is plenty of crap out there these days. Everyone’s an artist, or photographer. Mostly hipsters with discord an no real talents. Just anti-without soul. I left the art world, I got tired of being poor with two art degrees. I was an artist, my sole income from creative visual arts. Becoming a doctor now…it feels better to me.
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