Thomas Struth: Making Time

Diego, Estrella de

ISBN 10: 8475067883 / ISBN 13: 9788475067889

Published by Museo Nacional del Prado, 2007

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Thomas Struth: Making Time
• Publisher: Museo Nacional del Prado
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 8475067883
• ISBN 13: 9788475067889
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

Thomas Struth's most recent project, "Making Time," was exhibited at the Prado, Madrid, in the winter and spring of 2007, and is now compiled in this handsome catalogue from Turner. Making Time continues Struth's established work on the subject of public art venues, and consists of photographs depicting the Prado's famous collection and its visitors, photographs that were displayed throughout the Prado during his exhibit, as part of the museum's current ambition to open up fresh perspectives on its holdings. Over the course of two years, Struth made more than 400 images in and around the Prado, showing an "inhabited" public space, and highlighting the interactions between the exhibited paintings and their viewers. This volume also marks the first presentation of Struth's earlier work, from the spring of 2005, on Velázquez's great "Las Meninas" (1656), itself a classic study of spectatorship. The result is a multilayered dialogue between Struth, the Prado, its collection and its visitors.

About the Author

Thomas Struth was the first artist in residence at P.S. 1 Studios, Long Island City. From 1993 to 1996 he was Professor of Photography at the newly founded Hochschule fur Gestaltung, Karlsruhe.