The Photographic Object

Thu 23 Apr 2009 - Sat 13 Jun 2009

 
 
damage (glass) from the series damage (2005+) Catherine Yass. Courtesy the artist and Alison Jacques Gallery, London

The Photographic Object

Thu 23 Apr 2009 - Sat 13 Jun 2009

 
 

This event is part of our Past Programme

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The internationally renowned artists in this exhibition use stitching, cutting, piercing and punching to explore the ambiguous space between two and three dimensions.
 

Dissatisfied with the conventional function of photography as a surface that reproduces the external world, these artists test the materiality of their medium. Through a variety of distinct propositions, this exhibition traces an eclectic journey from the potential of photography to exceed its medium to relishing its hermetic and decorative function.

Installation Image: The Photographic Object, 2009
Installation Image: The Photographic Object, 2009
Installation Image: The Photographic Object, 2009
Installation Image: The Photographic Object, 2009
Installation Image: The Photographic Object, 2009

 

Artists include Maurizio Anzeri (Italy, b.1969), Walead Beshty (UK, b.1976), Annette Kelm (Germany, b.1975), Gerhard Richter (Germany, b.1932), Alina Szapocznikow (Poland, 1926-1973), Wolfgang Tillmans (Germany, b.1968), Andy Warhol (USA, 1928 - 1987) and Catherine Yass (UK, b.1963).

Sculptor Vanessa Billy has created a related installation in the ground floor Project Space titled Surfaces for the mind to rest or sink into.

 

For further information on this and past exhibitions, visit our Archive and Study Room.