X Prints
Printed Page
2008 (produced)
2008 (produced)
| Artist/Maker | |
| 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
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Title | X Prints (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | ink on paper |
| Brief description | Quotation page for Anderson and Low photographic portfolio 'X Prints', 2008. |
| Physical description | A letter-press printed quotation page accompanying a portfolio of ten platinum-palladium prints by Anderson & Low |
| Dimensions |
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| Copy number | 4/10 |
| Marks and inscriptions | "'The struggle to reach the top is itself enough to fulfil the heart of man'
Albert Camus 1913-1960" (letterpress printed in black ink, centred) |
| Credit line | Gift of Bruno Wang |
| Production | This is the quotation page for a 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.250:2-2009 |
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| Record created | February 1, 2011 |
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