An installation view of the exhibition Thomas Ruff: l.m.v.d.r., at David Zwirner New York, dated 2001.
An installation view of the exhibition Thomas Ruff: l.m.v.d.r., at David Zwirner New York, dated 2001.

Thomas Ruff: l.m.v.d.r.

Zwirner & Wirth and David Zwirner are pleased to present a two-part exhibition of the newest series l.m.v.d.r. by German artist Thomas Ruff.

The series l.m.v.d.r.–the initials of renowned 20th century modernist architect Ludwig Mies Van der Rohe (1886-1969)–began as a commission offered to Ruff in 1999-2000 in connection with the renovation of Haus Lange and Haus Esters in Krefeld, Germany. Having worked with architectural subject matter since the mid-1980s, Ruff was enlisted to photograph the Krefeld buildings as well as the Barcelona Pavilion and the Villa Tugendhat in Brno. Given the freedom to choose how the buildings would be rendered, Ruff was faced with the challenge of discovering a new way to capture these all-too-familiar and heavily documented monuments.

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A photograph by Thomas Ruff, titled l.m.v.d.r 01, dated 2000.

Thomas Ruff

RUFTH0159, 2000
C-print
61.02 x 51.18 inches (155 x 130 cm)
A photograph by Thomas Ruff, titled d.p.b 08, dated 2000.

Thomas Ruff

d.p.b. 08, 2000
C-Print
51.18 x 70.87 inches (130 x 180 cm)
A photograph by Thomas Ruff, titled h.l.k 01, dated 2000.

Thomas Ruff

h.l.k. 01, 2000
Chromogenic print
72.83 x 112.2 inches (185 x 285 cm)
A photograph by Thomas Ruff, titled h.l.k 02, dated 2000.

Thomas Ruff

h.l.k. 02, 2000
Chromogenic print
51 1/8 x 72 7/8 inches (130 x 185 cm)
A Chromogenic print with Diasec by Thomas Ruff, titled h.t.b.07, dated 1999.

Thomas Ruff

h.t.b. 07, 1999
Chromogenic print
51.18 x 70.87 inches (130 x 180 cm)
A chromogenic print by Thomas Ruff titled h.t.b. 09, dated 2000.

Thomas Ruff

h.t.b. 09, 2000
Chromogenic print
48 x 75 1/2 inches (121.9 x 191.8 cm)
A photograph by Thomas Ruff, titled h.e.k 04, dated 2000.

Thomas Ruff

h.e.k. 04, 2000
Chromogenic print
51 1/8 x 72 7/8 inches (130 x 185 cm)
A photograph by Thomas Ruff, titled w.h.s. 04, dated 2001.

Thomas Ruff

w.h.s. 04, 2001
Chromogenic print with Diasec
70 7/8 x 94 inches (180 x 239 cm)
A photograph by Thomas Ruff, titled w.h.s. 05, dated 2001.

Thomas Ruff

w.h.s. 05, 2001
Chromogenic color print
74.8 x 94.49 inches (185 x 241 cm)
A photography by Thomas Ruff, titled w.h.s. 07, dated 2001.

Thomas Ruff

w.h.s. 07, 2001
Chromogenic color print
70.87 x 94.09 inches (180 x 239 cm)
A sculpture by Thomas Ruff, titled Stereoscopic box #3 Stereoscopic image h.l.k. 05, dated 2000.

Thomas Ruff

Stereoscopic box #3

Stereoscopic image h.l.k. 05

, 2000
Wood, Glass, 2 10""x10"" chromogenic print
Box: 9 3/4 x 22 1/2 x 11 1/4 inches (24.8 x 57.2 x 28.6 cm) Prints: 10 x 10 inches (25.4 x 25.4 cm)
A sculpture by Thomas Ruff, titled Stereoscopic box #4 Stereoscopic image d.p.b. 05, dated 2000.

Thomas Ruff

Stereoscopic box #4

Stereoscopic image d.p.b. 05

, 2000
Wood, glass, 2 10""x10"" chromogenic prints
Box: 9 3/4 x 22 1/2 x 11 1/4 inches (24.8 x 57.2 x 28.6 cm) Prints: 10 x 10 inches (25.4 x 25.4 cm)

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