The artist’s first major retrospective in London
2017
27 September 2017–21 January 2018
Thomas Ruff was the first major retrospective of the artist's work in London. Curated by Whitechapel Gallery Director Iwona Blazwick, the exhibition spanned the full range of Ruff's photographic practice, from early series such as L’'Empereur, made in Paris in 1982, to his acclaimed Portraits begun in 1981, and his most recent press++ series based on archival newspaper clippings. As the artist told Aperture magazine, "I think photography is still the most influential medium in the world, and I have to deconstruct [its] conventions."
The exhibition is accompanied by a fully-illustrated publication including essays by David Campany and Sarah Jones.
The Financial Times Magazine published an extensive profile of the artist on the occasion of this exhibition.