Christopher Williams

American(1956)

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Christopher Williams: Photography Perfected, Beautifully Questioned

When the Art Institute of Chicago mounted its landmark retrospective of Christopher Williams in 2014, the art world was offered a rare and sustained encounter with one of the most rigorous conceptual practices in contemporary photography. The exhibition, titled The Production Line of Happiness, gathered decades of work that, at first glance, resembled the polished surfaces of advertising and commercial photography, yet on closer inspection revealed themselves as deeply philosophical investigations into how images are made, what they mean, and who they serve. It was a watershed moment for a… Continue reading

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Christopher Williams — Threading diagram for the reeler function of a paper coating machine, manufactured by Koebig-Radebeul Machine Works, Dresden, Germany, found at the McGraw Colorgraph Company, ca. 1932, Burbank, California. Photography by the Douglas M. Parker Studio, Glendale, California, April 22

Threading diagram for the reeler function of a paper coating machine, manufactured by Koebig-Radebeul Machine Works, Dresden, Germany, found at the McGraw Colorgraph Company, ca. 1932, Burbank, California. Photography by the Douglas M. Parker Studio, Glendale, California, April 22

Christopher Williams — Fachhochschule Aachen, Fachbereich Gestaltung, Studiengang: Visuelle Kommunikation, Fotolabor für Studenten, Boxgraben 100, Aachen, November 8, 2010

Fachhochschule Aachen, Fachbereich Gestaltung, Studiengang: Visuelle Kommunikation, Fotolabor für Studenten, Boxgraben 100, Aachen, November 8, 2010

Christopher Williams — Two works: (i) Tokuyo Yamada, Hair Designer, Shinbiyo Shuppan Co., Ltd, Minami-Aoyama, Tokyo, April 14 (A); (ii) Tokuyo Yamada, Hair Designer, Shinbiyo Shuppan Co., Ltd, Minami-Aoyama, Tokyo, April 14 (B)

Two works: (i) Tokuyo Yamada, Hair Designer, Shinbiyo Shuppan Co., Ltd, Minami-Aoyama, Tokyo, April 14 (A); (ii) Tokuyo Yamada, Hair Designer, Shinbiyo Shuppan Co., Ltd, Minami-Aoyama, Tokyo, April 14 (B)

Christopher Williams — Kodak Three Point Reflection Guide © 1968, Eastman Kodak Company, 1968. (Corn) Photography by the Douglas M. Parker Studio, Glendale, California, April 17

Christopher Williams — Kiev 88, 4.6 lbs. (2.1 Kg), Manufacturer: Zavod Arsenal Factory, Kiev, Ukraine, Date of Production: 1983-87. Photography by the Douglas M. Parker Studio, Glendale, California, March 28

Christopher Williams — Erratum, AGFA Color (oversaturated), Camera: Robertson Process Model 31 580 Serial #F97-116, Lens: Apo Nikkor 455 mm stopped down to f90, Lighting: 16.000 Watts Tungsten 3200 degrees kelvin, Film: Kodak Plus-X Pan ASA 125, Kodak Pan Masking for contrast and color correction, Film developer: Kodak HC 110 Dilution B (1:7), used @ 68 degrees Fahrenheit, Exposure and development times (in minutes):, Exposure Development, Red Filter Kodak Wratten PM25 2'30 4'40, Green Filter Kodak Wratten PM61 10'20 3'30, Blue Filter Kodak Wratten PM47B 7'00 7'00, Paper: Fujicolor Crystal Archive Type C Glossy, Chemistry: Kodak RA-4, Processor: Tray, Exposure and developement times (in seconds), Exposure Development, Red Filter Kodak Wratten #29 8, Green Filter Kodak Wratten #99 15'5 1'10, @ 92 degrees Fahrenheit, Blue Filter Kodak Wratten #98 30'5, October 7, 2000

Christopher Williams — Brochure for Dacia 1300I, Dacia 1300 . . . Douglas M. Parker Studio, Glendale, California August 5, 2005

Christopher Williams — Packset (small 25cm x 175cm x 10cm), Deutsche Post, Euro Express (Kleben Sie den ausgefüllten Versandschein hier auf. Lassen Sie sich beraten und wählen Sie die beste Versandart für lhr Packset). Photography by the Douglas M. Parker Studio, Glendale, California, April 14

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