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[Image: "Porträt (P. Stadtbäumer)" (1988) C-print, 210×165cm ©Thomas Ruff /VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2016]

Thomas Ruff Exhibition

The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo
Finished

Artists

Thomas Ruff
Thomas Ruff has been a leading figure in contemporary photography since the 1990s when he emerged as part of the Becher School. Along with Andreas Gursky and Thomas Struth, Ruff studied photography with Bernd and Hilla Becher at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf. This exhibition introduces a wide range of works by this world-renowned photographer, stretching from his earliest efforts to his most recent and never-before-shown photographs. Ruff was first acclaimed for a series of huge two-meter-high portraits. Since then, he has explored a variety of themes, including architecture, urban landscapes, nudes, and celestial bodies. Through these subjects, he has developed a unique vision of the world we live in.
The medium of photography, closely entwined with our vision and perception, is another important theme in Ruff’s work. He searches for new possibilities in photographic expression using a multitude of images as his materials. These not only include Ruff’s own pictures but everything from digital images from the Internet to old photographs he has collected.
This exhibition was organized with the full cooperation of the artist, who among other things was involved in selecting the works and designing the display structure. It will present the entire scope of Thomas Ruff’s practice, including a number of new and never-before-shown works.

[Related Event]
Lecture
Date: October 2(Sun) 14:00-15:30
Speaker: Yoshiharu Tsukamoto (Atelier Bow-wow)

Lecture
Date: October 8(Sat) 13:00-15:30
Speaker: Takashi Homma (photograper)

Schedule

Aug 30 (Tue) 2016-Nov 13 (Sun) 2016 

Opening Hours Information

Hours
10:00-17:00
Closes at 20:00 on Fridays and Saturdays.
Closed
Monday
Open on a public holiday Monday but closed on the following day.
Closed during the New Year holidays and in between exhibitions.
FeeAdults ¥1600, University Students ¥1200, High School Sudents ¥800, Junior High School Students and under, Registered Disabled + 1 assistant free.
Websitehttp://www.momat.go.jp/english/am/exhibition/thomasruff/
VenueThe National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo
http://www.momat.go.jp/english
Location3-1 Kitanomaru Koen, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-8322
Access3 minute walk from exit 1b at Takebashi Station on the Tozai line. 5 minute walk from exit 4 at Kudanshita Station on the Hanzomon and Tozai lines or Toei Shinjuku line. 15 minute walk from exit A1 at Jimbocho Station on the Toei Shinjuku and Mita lines or Hanzomon line.
Phone050-5541-8600 (Hello Dial)
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