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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)
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 large-scale dye transfer prints by Christopher Williams depict meticulously staged photographs of a professional hair designer, rendered with the artist's characteristic precision and attention to photographic craft. The works engage with the conventions of commercial and instructional photography, drawing on the visual language of professional trade publications. Through his exacting production process and detailed titling, Williams foregrounds the layers of labor, context, and mediation embedded within seemingly straightforward documentary images.

Medium
dye transfer print

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Contemporary Art Day Sale

February 15, 2013

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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 large-scale dye transfer prints by Christopher Williams depict meticulously staged photographs of a professional hair designer, rendered with the artist's characteristic precision and attention to photographic craft. The works engage with the conventions of commercial and instructional photography, drawing on the visual language of professional trade publications. Through his exacting production process and detailed titling, Williams foregrounds the layers of labor, context, and mediation embedded within seemingly straightforward documentary images.

Medium
dye transfer print
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Analytical Mood, Conceptual Photography, Dye-Transfer Print, Cool Tonal Palette, Commercial Aesthetic, Studio Photography, Male Artist, Contemporary Artist, Appropriation Art, Diptych, American Artist

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