
17h 58m/-25°
1990
A large-scale chromogenic print by Thomas Ruff, face-mounted to Diasec, presenting a vast, deep black expanse of the night sky dotted with faint stars and celestial bodies. The work is identified by precise astronomical coordinates rather than a conventional title, emphasizing Ruff's clinical, data-driven approach to image-making. Culled from photographic archives, the image transforms scientific documentation into a meditation on the sublime, the infinite, and the limits of human perception.
- Medium
- chromogenic print face-mounted to Diasec
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
🔨 Auction Lot
20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale
May 17, 2017
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