Jeff Wall
27 Oct 2007 - 27 Jan 2008
Jeff Wall
A Sudden Gust of Wind (after Hokusai), 1993
Silver dye bleach transparency in light box
Tate, London. Purchased with the assistance of the Patrons of New Art through the Tate Gallery Foundation and from the National Art Collections Fund
© 2006 Jeff Wall
A Sudden Gust of Wind (after Hokusai), 1993
Silver dye bleach transparency in light box
Tate, London. Purchased with the assistance of the Patrons of New Art through the Tate Gallery Foundation and from the National Art Collections Fund
© 2006 Jeff Wall
JEFF WALL
October 27, 2007 - Sunday, January 27, 2008
Canadian artist Jeff Wall is widely recognized as an innovative picture-maker whose dynamic photographs, both color and black-and-white, have affinities with painting and cinema. Their sense of scale comes from Wall's interest in the tradition of painting, and their methods of production from his fascination with cinematography. A number of the pictures are photomontages — combinations of different negatives digitally interwoven to create engaging narratives — often illuminated on light boxes. This retrospective, co-organized by SFMOMA Director Neal Benezra, brings together more than 40 pieces spanning the period from the 1970s to the present for a rare look at Wall's influential career. Accompanying his iconic works are three new pictures, including In front of a nightclub (2006), a promised gift to SFMOMA.
October 27, 2007 - Sunday, January 27, 2008
Canadian artist Jeff Wall is widely recognized as an innovative picture-maker whose dynamic photographs, both color and black-and-white, have affinities with painting and cinema. Their sense of scale comes from Wall's interest in the tradition of painting, and their methods of production from his fascination with cinematography. A number of the pictures are photomontages — combinations of different negatives digitally interwoven to create engaging narratives — often illuminated on light boxes. This retrospective, co-organized by SFMOMA Director Neal Benezra, brings together more than 40 pieces spanning the period from the 1970s to the present for a rare look at Wall's influential career. Accompanying his iconic works are three new pictures, including In front of a nightclub (2006), a promised gift to SFMOMA.