{"product_id":"thomas-ruff-flower-s-20-2019-25","title":"Thomas Ruff | flower.s.20 (2019\/25)","description":"\u003cp\u003e[[specs start]]\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInkjet print on Canson Photo Lustre Premium paper\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"xmsonormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e50 x 40cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"xmsonormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition of 50, signed and numbered\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[[specs end]]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[[work start]] \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the work\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor the Whitechapel Gallery, Thomas Ruff has created a new work from his \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ci\u003eflower.s\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e series, on the occasion of the gallery’s 125\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Anniversary. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eflower.s\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Ruff continues his exploration of the history of the photographic medium, revisiting an analogue technique known as pseudo-solarization, or the Sabattier effect. Originally discovered by chance, this technique involves exposing photographic film to a diffuse secondary light in the darkroom, thereby partially inverting the light and dark areas of an image. Popular with Surrealist artists such as Man Ray and Lee Miller, Ruff transports the technique to the realm of digital imaging. First, he made flower arrangements on a lightbox, photographed them, and uploaded the digital files to a virtual darkroom on his computer. Applying an equivalent of the Sabattier effect, he then superimposed the positive and negative areas and printed the final images on aged paper. Similar to the 'Photograms', he uses contemporary means to reference an “old” photographic technique and shifts the boundaries of its possibilities. Unlike the analogue process, which invariably involves an element of chance, the artist here had complete control over the outcome. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003e[[work end]]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[[artist start]]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the artist\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFascinated by the various possibilities of photography, Thomas Ruff has employed analogue, dark-room techniques alongside computer-generated and digital images, photographs from scientific archives, and those appropriated from the Internet and print publishing in his oeuvre. With a focus on process and aesthetics, Ruff has approached topics including political propaganda, portraiture and the military application of, and manipulation of, photographic technologies, always with a questioning of the veracity of the image.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003e[[artist end]]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003e[[exhibitions start]]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eSelected Exhibitions\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThomas Ruff (b. 1958, Zell am Harmersbach, West Germany) lives and works in Düsseldorf. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRuff's work has been the subject of major solo exhibitions internationally. His work is held in museum collections worldwide, including The Art Institute of Chicago; Dallas Museum of Art; Essl Museum, Klosterneuburg, Austria; Hamburger Bahnhof - Museum für Gegenwart, Berlin; Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C.; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; Moderna Museet, Stockholm; National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne; National Museum of Photography, Copenhagen; Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York; and Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst (S.M.A.K.), Ghent.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003e[[exhibitions end]]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhitechapel Gallery editions are generously donated by the artists. All proceeds from the sale of these works directly support our exhibition and education programmes. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs is traditional in editions publishing, prices will rise as an edition starts to sell out. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor UK Customers, VAT is included in the price shown.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe purchase of this edition is subject to resale restrictions. See Terms and Conditions at point of sale.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thomas Ruff","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55281651450241,"sku":null,"price":1500.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0684\/2147\/files\/flower.s.20.jpg?v=1773050468","url":"https:\/\/shop.whitechapelgallery.org\/products\/thomas-ruff-flower-s-20-2019-25","provider":"Whitechapel Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}