{"product_id":"centre-national-de-la-photographie-97","title":"Thomas Ruff","description":"\u003cp\u003eFirst edition of this catalog issued on occasion of Thomas Ruff's exhibition in Paris.(1997)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst impression\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMedium format softcover in fine condition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome wear on cover(as you see on pictures)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePages clean, binding firm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAbout\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThomas Ruff\u003cspan\u003e is a contemporary German photographer and prominent member of the Düsseldorf School. His broad oeuvre incorporates images of domestic interiors, austere portraits, blurred pornography, photograms, and found JPEGs which intend to spur the imagination rather than capture reality.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBorn on February 10, 1958 in Zell am Harmersbach, Germany, Ruff studied under Bernd and Hilla Becher at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf during the late 1970s. The Becher’s treatment of photography as an open archive became an underlying structure for the young artist, as it did for his classmates Andreas Gursky, Thomas Struth, and Candida Höfer. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"bio\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eRuff continues to live and work in Düsseldorf, Germany. His works are held in the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, the Tate Gallery in London, the Kunstmuseum Basel, and The Museum of Modern Art in New York.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thomas Ruff","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57743561130366,"sku":null,"price":42.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/2593\/1985\/files\/National-Center-for-Photography-97-by-Thomas-Ruff1.heic?v=1784909122","url":"https:\/\/www.setantabooks.com\/en-us\/products\/centre-national-de-la-photographie-97","provider":"Setanta Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}