Phototrophy

Demand, Thomas, Ralph Rugoff und Julia Franck:

ISBN 10: 3829601719 / ISBN 13: 9783829601719

Published by Schirmer Mosel 12.2004., 2004

About this Item

128 S. Ausstellung im Kunsthaus Bregenz "Thomas Demand. Phototrophy" 18.9.-7.11.2004 Ge286,36 Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 1928.

Seller Inventory # 19690

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Phototrophy
• Publisher: Schirmer Mosel 12.2004.
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: German
• ISBN 10: 3829601719
• ISBN 13: 9783829601719
• Binding: gebunden
• Edition: 1., Aufl.
• Condition: Wie neu
• Weight: 1928 grams
• Seller catalogs:
  • Varia

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Synopsis

Thomas Demand is one of the most celebrated contemporary photo artists. At first sight, Demand s pictures, say of a kitchen, a copy shop, or a car park, seem like depictions of everyday places. Yet on closer inspection they turn out to be reconstructions of reality: Demand creates life-size environments made of paper and cardboard and accurate down to the smallest details, photographs these "re-creations" and then destroys them. The pictures that arise in this way put their finger squarely on the drab aesthetics of the modern office world and architecture. Demand s sculptural and somehow filmic simulations, completely devoid of people, lead us into a world of models, in which a "faked" reality blends with the memory of a real reality to generate vividly cool images and to investigate the concept of virtual reality that plays such a key role in our technological multimedia age. This major monograph presents 66 key works from 1993 to the present.