At the MADRE museum in Naples, a
major exhibition is running until April 28
dedicated to this German photographer,
one of the leading exponents of the
Düsseldorf School. Around 60
photographs varying in size describe his
extraordinary career, which began in the
late 1970s with black-and-white urban
views that described architecture and its
inhabitants.
Other series followed over the
subsequent decades: natural landscapes,
religious places, portraits and the famous
series Museum Photographs in which
Struth uses large-scale photos to depict
museum visitors intent on admiring works
of art. The artist uses actors to create a
sample of visitor types and takes pictures
of them from various viewpoints to create
a complex exchange network between the
different means of representation. Also on
show in Naples is I Paradisi, shots of
uncontaminated, natural, almost
inaccessible locations. Silvia Monaco
Until 28.04.2008
Thomas Struth
MADRE
Via Settembrini 79
80139 Napoli
https://www.museomadre.it
Thomas Struth at Naples
At the MADRE museum in Naples, a major exhibition is running until April 28 dedicated to this German photographer, one of the leading exponents of the Düsseldorf School.
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- 13 March 2008
