Model Studies Thomas Demand
March 21—June 1, 2013
Graham Foundation, Chicago

Model Studies Thomas Demand

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Turner #31, 2011 (left) Franklyn #53, 2011 (right) Both works: pigment prints The Model Studies are the result of a residency at the Getty Research Institute in Los Angeles where Thomas Demand discovered the archive of the celebrated architect John Lautner (1911–94). This is the first time that Demand has photographed models that are not his own. The lines, planes, textures and colors he composes from the models recall Modern painting and sculpture, including Picasso’s reliefs, as well as mid-20th century abstract painting. Photo © Paul Green

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Thomas Demand was born in 1964 in Munich, Germany. He studied at the art academies in Munich and Düsseldorf. He received an MFA from Goldsmiths, University of London. Since 2011, Demand has...