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Thomas Demand — Fenster
Thomas Demand

Fenster

1998

Thomas Demand's *Fenster* (Window) presents a meticulously constructed photographic image of a window, built from paper or cardboard models that the artist then photographs before destroying. The work exemplifies Demand's signature practice of recreating banal, everyday spaces in painstaking detail, yet subtly revealing their artificial origins through the absence of texture and imperfection. The result is an uncanny image that hovers between the familiar and the fabricated, prompting reflection on photography's relationship to reality and representation.

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20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale

October 5, 2017

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Thomas Demand, Fenster, 1998

Thomas Demand's *Fenster* (Window) presents a meticulously constructed photographic image of a window, built from paper or cardboard models that the artist then photographs before destroying. The work exemplifies Demand's signature practice of recreating banal, everyday spaces in painstaking detail, yet subtly revealing their artificial origins through the absence of texture and imperfection. The result is an uncanny image that hovers between the familiar and the fabricated, prompting reflection on photography's relationship to reality and representation.

Year
1998
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Conceptual Photography, Architectural Subject, German Artist, 20th Century, Minimalist Mood, Interior Scene, Minimalist Aesthetic, Male Artist, Cool Tones, Window Motif, Quiet Mood, Contemporary Artist, Staged Photography, Large Format, 21st Century, Late 20th Century, Constructed Reality

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