Portraits at the museum haus lange in krefeld in 1992. In the words of curator weski, struth s camera is applied like a twoway mirror, reflecting both the photographer and his view of the subject with us, the viewer, as the third partner. This book brings together sixteen photographs made by thomas struth in israel and the israelioccupied west bank in. Nov 25, 2017 view auction details, art exhibitions and online catalogues. Portraits, at the marian goodman gallery, new york.
Catalog of the exhibition held at the sprengel museum hannover, december 14, 1997february 22, 1998. In addition, struth has made 21 portraits of couples, of which 15 have been exhibited. Photographs 19861992 hardcover edition thomas struth and klaus vom bruch. And with the help of these images, the viewer finds him or herself better able to grasp some of the. Jan 26, 2015 last year the german photographer thomas struth published walking, a small and disarming paperback containing some 140 color photographs. He combines a rigorous style with a neutral, objective vision of reality and an impressively precise technique. Thomas struth portraits this 1990 exhibition at marian goodman gallery, new york marked thomas struth s entree into group portraiture.
Struth studied painting under gerhard richter and photography under bernd and hilla becher, a combination that decisively influenced his vision. In the 1980s, after a meeting with psychoanalyst ing. Sep 26, 2011 thomas struth s largescale portrait of queen elizabeth and the duke of edinburgh, taken at windsor castle, was commissioned by the national portrait gallery in london, for an exhibition of. May 18, 2003 the exhibition is accompanied by an illustrated book entitled thomas struth. And with the help of these images, the viewer finds him or herself better able to grasp some of the many and varied faces of reality. Biren also known as jeb about her groundbreaking 1979 book, eye to eye. The smith family, fife, scotland 1989, thomas struth, 1989. Thomas struth, portraits by thomas struth, 1998, schirmermosel edition, in english. Museum photographs belting, hans, struth, thomas on amazon. Conceived and designed by thomas struth, it is a largescale, richly illustrated, and elegant hardcover book, and. This book brings together sixteen photographs made by thomas struth in israel and the israelioccupied west bank in 2009, 2011 and 2014. Feb 25, 2021 nana last covers the impressive and lengthy career of german photographer thomas struth in her book archive, matrix, assembly. Thomas sruths photographs of human subjects along with luc delahayes l autre series are the most penetrating and thoughtful works of portraiture to come. Struth recalls this suggested to me the potential for including a marriage of a.
For overseas customershow to order portraits thomas struth. This book brings together sixteen photographs made by thomas struth in israel and the israeli. Familienlebenfamily life, a book bringing together 40 family photographs, was published in 2008 to accompany an exhibition at the sk stiftung kultur in cologne. Thomas struth is a german photographer who is best known for his museum photographs series, family portraits and black and white photographs of the streets of dusseldorf and new york taken in the 1970s. He trained at the kunstakademie dusseldorf 197380, and, during that time, he was the first artist in residence at the p.
Struth s interest in china dates back to his youthful interest in the ideological forces which shape and control cultures. The family portraits are an ongoing project, developing at its own pace alongside other series of works. Thomas sruths photographs of human subjects along with luc delahayes lautre series are the most penetrating and thoughtful works of portraiture to come. The first major monograph on struth to be published in the united states, still continues a notable tradition of books by german photographers from august sander and albert rengerpatzsch. In that time, his photography has moved tentatively inwards to address what he calls some questions of. In a highly intense, yet sensitive, manner thomas struth takes photos of only those people he knows well. The irreconcilable coexistence of two nations determines every aspect of reality. Aug 07, 2016 aug 7, 2016 thomas struth photographs family protraits 1. The monumental art of thomas struth struth is known for massive pictures of architecture and people looking at art in museums. Obviously it is titled portraits so you might expect that. Thomas struth thomas struth at the ludwig museum, in cologne born11 october 1954 geldern, north rhinewestphalia, west germany nationalitygerman educationkunstakademie dusseldorf, dusseldorf known forphotography notable work museum photographs. In recent years, his work has diversified in subject, scale, and color to embrace increasingly ambitious subjects and challenging. Jan 01, 2001 portraits, published on the occasion of struth s oneman exhibition at the sprengel museum in hanover, contains the artists psychologically loaded frontal images of his human subjects.
Photographer thomas struth is one of the most acclaimed artists to emerge from europe in the late twentieth century. Buchloh in english, translated from german by sara ogger. New pictures from paradise expanded edition by thomas struth, hans rudolf reust, et al. Thomas struth born 1954 began his career making cityscapes, jungles and portraits. Thomas struths enigmatic portraits of the unsettled. Behold, thomas struth national gallery 1, london 1989 from thomas struths museum photographs series, is reproduced from the largest and most comprehensive survey of the artists work to date. The remaining 20 family portraits exist only in prints which struth gave to each family involved. Thomas struth this book brings together sixteen photographs made by thomas struth in israel and the israelioccupied west bank in 2009, 2011 and 2014. This book also includes his work for documenta ix and. He photographed the art historian looking at a book with three historic paintings from the 17th or 18th century on the wall in the background. This first edition catalogue was limited to copies.
Struth began in the early 1980s to make steely blackandwhite photographs of deserted city streets and decaying buildings. Thomas struth 1954 beschreibt hier wie es zu seinen museumsbildern kam. Thomas struth pdf download full pdf read book page. In pictorial terms, a portrait struth had made of giles robertson at his home in edinburgh in 1987 was significant.
Photographs 1977 2010, schirmer mosel, munich 2010. However, there are a lot of great portraits in here that are not in either thomas struth. Thomas struth has 32 books on goodreads with 318 ratings. As if in compensation, struth s astonishing family portraits burn with human presence. Already interested in the human group as a subject in his series of museum photographs, the artist turned his focus to families and couples from various parts of the world. Australia, officially the commonwealth of australia, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the australian continent, the island of tasmania and numerous smaller islands. Thomas struth born 11 october 1954 is a german photographer who is best known for his museum photographs series, family portraits and black and white. In the words of curator weski, struth s camera is applied like a twoway mirror, reflecting both the photographer and his view of the subject with us, the. Summary the late giles robertson with book, edinburgh 1987 is one of an ongoing series of domestic group portrait photographs that thomas struth began making in the mid 1980s. By breaking down his work into stages, last documents struth s early work to his most recent and the growth and impact of his career.
Thomas struth s most popular book is thomas struth. Thomas struths museum photographs series, first published in 1993, is. Struth continued his practice of creating singular images, each within one of the strictly segregated subject fields he has developed through his career. The pictures are mostly portrait format, nearly filling each page at 3. Thomas struth born 1954 began his career making cityscapes, jun. Books by thomas struth author of thomas struth goodreads. Thomas struth was born in 1954 in geldern, north rhine westphalia, germany, to gisela struth, a ceramic potter, and heinrich struth, a bank director. May 19, 2015 thomas struth s latest exhibition is both a departure and a continuation of the themes and practices that his many admirers will recognise from earlier works. Portraits, published on the occasion of struth s oneman exhibition at the sprengel museum in hanover, contains the artists psychologically loaded frontal images of his human subjects.
Thomas struth is considered one of the major figures of german photography. Thomas struth port raits schirmermosel verlag, munchen 1997 clothbound with dust jacket 192 pages 30 x 23 cm text in german thomas struth still carre dart, nimes, 1998 clothbound with dust jacket 144 pages 29 x 23 cm text in french and english. Thomas struth lot environmental portraits, life photo. Eleven family portraits were exhibited alongside portraits of individuals and couples in thomas struth. Since the 1990s, thomas struth has been one of the bestknown and internationally successful photographers of the german art scene.
The late giles robertson with book, edinburgh 1987. In high school he gave a paper about the country based on a book by the german journalist and political scientist klaus mehnert china nach dem sturmchina after the storm published in 1971, which analysed the period of the cultural revolution. Thomas struth born 11 october 1954 is a german photographer who is best known for his museum photographs series, family portraits and black and white photographs of the streets of dusseldorf and new york taken in the 1970s. This volume is a compilation of representative photographs from each series of works in struth s oeuvre. Sep 14, 2010 thomas struth s photographs are about making order visible. Thomas struth, portraits 1998 edition open library. Thomas was born nine years after wwii his father was a soldier in the wehrmacht and was shot twice and he claims that growing up in post war germany had a profound effect on his worldview. This 1990 exhibition at marian goodman gallery, new york marked thomas struths entree into group portraiture.
My portrait thomas struth, rei, masuda 1st edition. Discover book depositorys huge selection of thomas struth books online. What lends struths pictures their own individual and unmistakable character are the questions that he poses to us, thomas weski writes, questions about the relevance of public space, about the connecting. The smith family, fife 1989 is one of an ongoing series of domestic group portrait photographs that thomas struth began making in the mid 1980s. These works were notable for their stagelike emptiness. Thomas struth by struth, thomas and a great selection of related. Jul 03, 2011 f or 15 years, thomas struth has been practising the gentle martial art of tai chi chuan. These figures represent the historical rise of wedding photojournalism, fashion, couturestyle portraits, and all digital workflow. Still 9781580930949 by struth, thomas and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Thomas struths photographs are about making order visible.
These works were notable for their stagelike emptiness and their concentration on architectural surfaces. Struth photographed streets all over dusseldorf, working on weekends and always with the camera placed on a tripod in the middle of the street. Thomas struth has 32 books on goodreads with 3 ratings. Also on by tobia bezzola and james lingwood the question of the family was precipitated largely through an attempt to analyse and understand my own family, my familys history and myself within this context. Thomas struth thomas struth at the ludwig museum, in cologne born11 october 1954 geldern, north rhinewestphalia, west germany nationalitygerman. He had previously gained recognition for his black and white photographs of the urban environment. The smith family, fife, scotland 1989, thomas struth. As a wedding is a onetime event, the photographer must be prepared for the unexpected. Thomas struth photographs former gdr school photography, color. He made a grid comprising fortynine photographs of streets in dusseldorf, seven by seven, each photograph structured around a central perspective.
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