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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. Looking Glass Rock from the Art Loeb Trail by Robert Johnson, Image 1.

    Robert Johnson

    Looking Glass Rock from the Art Loeb Trail, 2003

    Acrylic and oil on panel

    12 x 24 in (30.48 x 60.96 cm)

  2. Laotian Hmong Story Cloth by Unknown, Image 1.

    Unknown

    Laotian Hmong Story Cloth, 2003

    Handmade quilt

    52.375 x 35.625 in (133.03 x 90.49 cm)

  3. Charles Ireland by Andy Warhol, Image 1.

    Andy Warhol

    Charles Ireland, 1978

    Polaroid

    4.25 x 3.375 in (10.8 x 8.57 cm)

  4. January 1973: 2 by Patrick Heron, Image 1.

    Patrick Heron

    January 1973: 2, 1973

    Screenprint on paper mounted to board

    19.625 x 23.25 in (49.85 x 59.06 cm)

  5. In Praise of Historical Determinism II by Richard Tuttle, Image 1.

    Richard Tuttle

    In Praise of Historical Determinism II, 1973

    Lithograph on paper

    21.75 x 17.25 in (55.25 x 43.82 cm)

  6. Saddle/Soap by Sigmund Abeles, Image 1.

    Sigmund Abeles

    Saddle/Soap, 1972

    Lithograph on paper

    29.75 x 22 in (75.57 x 55.88 cm)

  7. Seated Woman, Profile by Rosemarie Beck, Image 1.

    Rosemarie Beck

    Seated Woman, Profile, c. 1960

    Lithograph on paper

    10 x 12.75 in (25.4 x 32.39 cm)

  8. The Anti-Archive of Trauma on the U.S.-Mexico Border by Susan Harbage Page, Image 1.

    Susan Harbage Page

    The Anti-Archive of Trauma on the U.S.-Mexico Border, 2007-2020

    Chromogenic print

    17 x 22 in (43.18 x 55.88 cm)

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About the artist

Thomas Ruff

German

b. 1958

Thomas Ruff is a contemporary German photographer and prominent member of the Düsseldorf School. His broad oeuvre incorporates images of domestic interiors, austere portraits, blurred pornography, photograms, and found JPEGs which intend to spur the imagination rather than capture reality. “I think that historically photographs may have been made in a naive and honest way, when photographers believed in the ‘pencil of nature’ and recording what was in front of the camera,” he reflected. “But photography quickly came to be used in a prejudicial way, losing its innocence and consequently its ability to communicate.”

Born on February 10, 1958 in Zell am Harmersbach, Germany, Ruff studied under Bernd and Hilla Becher at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf during the late 1970s. Ruff continues to live and work in Düsseldorf, Germany. His works are held in the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, Tate Gallery, Kunstmuseum Basel, and MoMA.