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X Prints

Photograph
2008 (produced)
Artist/Maker

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

Categories
Object type
TitleX Prints (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
ink on paper
Brief description
List of prints included in Anderson and Low photographic portfolio 'X Prints', 2008.
Dimensions
  • Sheet length: 32.7cm
  • Sheet width: 26cm
Copy number
4/10
Marks and inscriptions
'Prints 1. NDGT - Sky #27, 2001 2. Michael Klim, Swimmer Australia, 1999 3. Ahmad Akramin Othman, Gymnast, Malaysia, 1998 4. Ashley Tappin, Swimmer, USA, 2000 5. NDGT - Sky #25, 2001 6. NDGT - Earth #11, 2000 7. Simon & Jacob Skou, Gymnasts, Denmark, 2001 8. James Gregory, Modern Pentathlete, USA, 2000 9. Toughened Hands, Uluao Lauti, Weightlifter, Tuvalu, 1998 10. NDGT #1, 1998'
Credit line
Gift of Bruno Wang
Production
This page lists the prints included in the boxed portfolio of ten platinum-palladium prints by Anderson & Low titled 'X Prints', taken from the two series 'Athletes' and 'Gymnasts'.
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.250:4-2009

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Record createdFebruary 1, 2011
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