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Candida Höfer — Nationalbibliothek Wien I
Candida Höfer

Nationalbibliothek Wien I

A monumental interior view of Vienna's National Library, captured with Höfer's characteristic precision and stillness, revealing the Baroque grandeur of one of the world's most celebrated library spaces. The large-format photograph documents the hall's soaring frescoed ceilings, ornate gilded columns, and symmetrical rows of dark wood bookshelves with an almost clinical objectivity, devoid of human presence. As part of Höfer's ongoing exploration of institutional and cultural spaces, this work transforms an architectural interior into a meditation on knowledge, order, and the passage of time.

Medium
Signed, titled, dated and numbered AP III in pencil on the verso. One from an edition of 6 plus artist's proofs.

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October 3, 2017

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Candida Höfer, Nationalbibliothek Wien I

A monumental interior view of Vienna's National Library, captured with Höfer's characteristic precision and stillness, revealing the Baroque grandeur of one of the world's most celebrated library spaces. The large-format photograph documents the hall's soaring frescoed ceilings, ornate gilded columns, and symmetrical rows of dark wood bookshelves with an almost clinical objectivity, devoid of human presence. As part of Höfer's ongoing exploration of institutional and cultural spaces, this work transforms an architectural interior into a meditation on knowledge, order, and the passage of time.

Medium
Signed, titled, dated and numbered AP III in pencil on the verso. One from an edition of 6 plus artist's proofs.
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Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Symmetrical Composition, German Artist, Contemporary Photographer, Library Photography, Limited Edition Print, Color Photography, Cool Tones, Düsseldorf School, Conceptual Art, Contemporary Photography, Large Format Print, Architectural Photography, Large Format, Architectural Interior, Library Subject, Female Photographer, Contemporary Art, Institutional Interiors, Typological Photography, Female Artist, Institutional Space, Warm Tones, Typology School, Institutional Spaces

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