Tomas Ruff Exhibition
《Porträt (P. Stadtbäumer)》 1988,
C-print, 210×165cm
©Thomas Ruff VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2016
First full-scale retrospective exhibition in Japan
Thomas Ruff (born in 1958 in Zell am Harmersbach, Germany) studied photography with Bernd and Hilla Becher at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf with Andreas Gursky and Thomas Struth. He is the presence that has led the modern photographic expression 1990 later age.
《ma.r.s. 19》 2011,
C-print, 255×185cm
©Thomas Ruff VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2016
The huge portrait (about 2 meters high) that published in his early stage was attracting attention. After that, architecture, urban landscape, nude, celestial bodies and the photo of various themes, he have presented a unique vision of the world that surrounds the modern people the way through them.
《phg.12》2015,
C-print, 185×310cm
©Thomas Ruff VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2016
Not only his own photography, a digital image that circulates on the Internet and the old photographs that collection, he has been exploring the possibility of a new photographic expression by using any photo image on the material.
This exhibition is able to see the latest installment of the first public and the early works of Thomas Ruff.
Details
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| Event Name | Tomas Ruff Exhibition |
|---|---|
| Venue | The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo |
| Dates | August 30, 2016 – November 13, 2016 |
| Note | Closed on Mondays (except September 19 and October 10), September 20 and October 11) |
| Open Hours | 10:00-17:00 Friday until 20:00 Last admission is until 30 minutes before closing |
| Admission | Day ticket (Group of 20 persons or more) Adults: ¥1,600 (1,300) College / University students: ¥1,200 (900) High school students: ¥800 (500) Advance ticket * All prices include tax. |
| Address | 3-1 Kitanomaru-koen, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo |
| Contact | 03-5777-8600 (Hello Dial) |