Thomas Ruff. TABLEAUX CHINOIS
Published on 23. May 2022
Book
Hardback
176 pages
978-3-7533-0176-1 (ISBN)
Description
Propagandabilder Chinas der Zeit zwischen 1950 und 1970, die weltweit von der kommunistischen Partei Chinas mit Hilfe der Zeitschrift "La Chine" in verschiedenen Sprachen verbreitetet wurden, hat Thomas Ruff für seine Serie "Tableaux chinois" digital bearbeitet und nun in einem großformatigen Fotoband herausgegeben. Durch die Verknüpfung des Druckrasters des 'analogen' Offsetdrucks der Vorlage mit der 'digitalen' Struktur des Pixelbildes werden die Propagandabilder des 20. Jahrhunderts in die visuelle Sprache des 21. Jahrhunderts transportiert.
For his "Tableaux chinois" series, Thomas Ruff digitally edited Chinese propaganda images from between 1950 and 1970. The Chinese Communist Party published these images in "La Chine", a magazine distributed in various languages around the world. Now presented in a large-format photobook, Ruff's work links the original analogue offset printing grid with the digital pixel structure. In doing so, the artist transports the 20th century propaganda images into the visual language of the 21st century.
For his "Tableaux chinois" series, Thomas Ruff digitally edited Chinese propaganda images from between 1950 and 1970. The Chinese Communist Party published these images in "La Chine", a magazine distributed in various languages around the world. Now presented in a large-format photobook, Ruff's work links the original analogue offset printing grid with the digital pixel structure. In doing so, the artist transports the 20th century propaganda images into the visual language of the 21st century.