Jeff Wall’s enchanted practice stands out as moments in a transparent existence. His boxed photographs are an extension of pictorial painting, with the personality of a conceptual artist. In lightbox technology, the artist traps a narrative that studies the contemporary city and the carnal condition of man.
Picture of a Woman is a sensual narrative of a man and a woman. The action takes place between two cameras. The woman’s stare recognizes us as her observer, while the man stares at her. One wonders if she knows she is being observed by multiples. Technology plays the part. We are actors in their sensual corporeal conversation.
1979
http://www.sfmoma.org/wall/data/content.html
1 comment:
i saw that show. i liked his work. it looked like it took a lotta effort and planning to get the shots just right, especially in the more elaborate pieces, the narratives with multiple characters and things going on at once. and the presentation, the light boxes and scale, off the chain.
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