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Thomas Ruff — Nude Leb 01
Thomas Ruff

Nude Leb 01

Thomas Ruff's *Nude Leb 01* is a large-scale chromogenic print mounted on Diasec, continuing his ongoing investigation into the nature of images and their cultural context. Sourced from internet pornography, the image is subjected to a pixelation and blurring process that simultaneously obscures and abstracts the human form, rendering it both explicit and elusive. The work challenges notions of desire, voyeurism, and the digital mediation of the body in contemporary visual culture.

Medium
chromogenic print mounted on Diasec

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December 9, 2015

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Thomas Ruff, Nude Leb 01

Thomas Ruff's *Nude Leb 01* is a large-scale chromogenic print mounted on Diasec, continuing his ongoing investigation into the nature of images and their cultural context. Sourced from internet pornography, the image is subjected to a pixelation and blurring process that simultaneously obscures and abstracts the human form, rendering it both explicit and elusive. The work challenges notions of desire, voyeurism, and the digital mediation of the body in contemporary visual culture.

Medium
chromogenic print mounted on Diasec
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Erotic Imagery, German Artist, Photography, Large Format Photography, Nude Photography, Male Artist, Provocative Mood, Diasec Mounting, Conceptual Art, Nude Subject, Contemporary Artist, Contemporary Photography, Chromogenic Print, Figurative Art, Large Format, Late 20th Century, Internet Imagery, Established Artist

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