Simon and Jacob Skou, Gymnasts, Denmark
Photograph
2001 (photographed)
2001 (photographed)
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| Place of origin |
Jonathan Anderson and Edwin Low have worked as the photographic team of Anderson & Low since 1990. Based in London, the two have collaborated on a broad range of photographic projects. The ten platinum- palladium prints in this portfolio, taken from the two series 'Athletes' and 'Gymnasts', focuses on various aspects of sport and the lives of athletes from many countries. In their reference to Hellenic sculpture and classical forms, and dramatic use of light and shadow, these images evoke 1930s nude studies by leading European photographers such as Baron George Hoyningen-Huene and George Platt Lynes and the prevalent 'healthy body culture' of the late 1920s and 1930s.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Simon and Jacob Skou, Gymnasts, Denmark (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | platinum-palladium prints |
| Brief description | Photograph, 'Simon and Jacob Skou, Gymnasts, Denmark' by Anderson and Low, platinum-palladium print, 2001, from the 'X Prints' portfolio, 2008. |
| Physical description | A platinum-palladium photograph of two men in shorts and no shirts sitting on gymnastic horses with both men looking straight ahead. |
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| Copy number | 4/10 |
| Credit line | Gift of Bruno Wang |
| Production | This is one of ten platinum-palladium photographs included in Anderson & Low's portfolio 'X Prints' from the two series 'Athletes' and 'Gymnasts' and published in 2008 |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | Jonathan Anderson and Edwin Low have worked as the photographic team of Anderson & Low since 1990. Based in London, the two have collaborated on a broad range of photographic projects. The ten platinum- palladium prints in this portfolio, taken from the two series 'Athletes' and 'Gymnasts', focuses on various aspects of sport and the lives of athletes from many countries. In their reference to Hellenic sculpture and classical forms, and dramatic use of light and shadow, these images evoke 1930s nude studies by leading European photographers such as Baron George Hoyningen-Huene and George Platt Lynes and the prevalent 'healthy body culture' of the late 1920s and 1930s. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.250:11-2009 |
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| Record created | February 1, 2011 |
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