German Photographer Thomas Ruff’s Much-Anticipated Return to Tokyo
Experimental German photographer Thomas Ruff will hold a much-anticipated solo exhibition “Two of Each” at Gallery Koyanagi starting this October. As the name of the exhibition suggests, two pieces from each of his representative series — “Substrate,” “negatives,” “flower.s” and “untitled#” — will be shown.
Ruff’s series “Substrate,” which garnered significant attention when it was used as one of the main visuals for the Mori Art Museum’s inaugural exhibition in 2003, represents his ongoing deconstruction of the image. Using digitalized Japanese anime and comics, Ruff created evocative abstract swirls to highlight the subjective nature of photographic reality. The artist will be present at the exhibition reception from 5–7 p.m. on Saturday, October 18.
