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Overview"The photographic works of Canadian artist Jeff Wall (b. 1946)--staged, apparently quotidian scenes presented in large-format light boxes--have persistently preoccupied art historians and critics. In this volume, Stefan Gronert, curator for contemporary art at the Kunstmuseum Bonn, tracks the multilayered references to the history of painting that Jeff Wall, himself an art historian, integrates into his work. For example, the title of The Thinker (1986) is itself a reference to Rodin; Wall, however, transfers the figure in the typical Thinker pose to a contemporary urban setting and introduces the ""grotesque"" element of a knife in the protagonist's back, which in turn alludes to Dürer. Using 17 examples from the late 1970s until today, Gronert traces the complex strategies of appropriation and reinterpretation of famous works from art history that Jeff Wall's pictures render in a manner that seems so timelessly contemporary." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Stefan GronertPublisher: Schirmer/Mosel Verlag GmbH Imprint: Schirmer/Mosel Verlag GmbH Dimensions: Width: 24.00cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 28.00cm Weight: 1.111kg ISBN: 9783829607803ISBN 10: 3829607806 Pages: 128 Publication Date: 15 October 2016 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationStefan Gronert, born in 1964, is curator for contemporary art at the Kunstmuseum Bonn and teaches art history at the University of Bonn. He is the author of numerous books and essays on classic, modern, and contemporary art, such as Schirmer/Mosel publication The Düsseldorf School of Photography (2007). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |