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Jianghan Lu, Wuhan

A work made of chromogenic print.

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  • A work made of chromogenic print.

Date:

1995

Artist:

Thomas Struth
German, born 1954

About this artwork

Thomas Struth has become known for a variety of series—empty cityscapes, tangled jungles, studies of museum-goers looking at art, psychologically charged portraits—characterized by large-format clarity and seeming objectivity. Originally trained as a painter (he studied with Gerhard Richter), he was one of a notable group of students mentored in photography by Berndt and Hilla Becher at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf. Between 1995 and 2002, Struth visited China four times, fascinated by that country’s historic landscapes and busy city streets. Whereas his earlier black and white photographs of cities were rigorously centered and eerily devoid of inhabitants, this photograph of a bustling Wuhan market is chaotically dense, colorful, and filled with people. Printed at a scale to rival painting, it prompts us to consider the historical roles of painting and photography alike, perhaps especially in a global and digital society.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Photography and Media

Artist

Thomas Struth

Title

Jianghan Lu, Wuhan

Place

Germany (Artist's nationality:)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

Made 1995

Medium

Chromogenic print

Edition

of 10

Dimensions

Image, approx: 88.4 × 113.3 cm (34 13/16 × 44 5/8 in.); Frame: 127.3 × 151.2 × 4.7 cm (50 1/8 × 59 9/16 × 1 7/8 in.)

Credit Line

Daniel L. and Rosalind Benton Foundation Fund

Reference Number

1996.470

Extended information about this artwork

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