Design
ca. 1999 (made)
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| Place of origin |
The architects Herzog and de Meuron collaborated with the photographer Thomas Ruff to create this hybrid piece of architecture and photography. Ruff's appropriated the newspaper image of a Bauhaus style building by Georg Muche, which was used as the basis for an image transferred on to the concrete panel.
This panel gives a fascinating twist to the idea of architectural photography, placing the image of architecture within the fabric of the building material itself.
This panel gives a fascinating twist to the idea of architectural photography, placing the image of architecture within the fabric of the building material itself.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Concrete |
| Brief description | Photo-etched concrete panel, by Thomas Ruff, circa 1999 |
| Physical description | Photo-etched concrete panel |
| Style | |
| Credit line | Given by Grace Construction Products |
| Summary | The architects Herzog and de Meuron collaborated with the photographer Thomas Ruff to create this hybrid piece of architecture and photography. Ruff's appropriated the newspaper image of a Bauhaus style building by Georg Muche, which was used as the basis for an image transferred on to the concrete panel. This panel gives a fascinating twist to the idea of architectural photography, placing the image of architecture within the fabric of the building material itself. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.518-2005 |
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| Record created | July 29, 2009 |
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