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University of Washington

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Exhibitions:

Six Portraits by Thomas Ruff
Apr 29,2010–Aug 1,2010
I Myself Have Seen It: Photography & Kiki Smith
Mar 6,2010–Aug 15,2010
Céleste Boursier-Mougenot
May 27,2010–Sep 26,2010
Louise Bourgeois
Jul 1,2010–Sep 26,2010
Vortexhibition Polyphonica
Oct 3,2009–Mar 6,2011
Richard C. Elliott: Cycle of the Sun
Apr 22,2010–Apr 22,2011
Light Reign, James Turrell Skyspace
Permanent Installation

Six Portraits by Thomas Ruff

North Galleries

April 29, 2010 – August 1, 2010

Thomas Ruff. Porträt (J. Röing).

German artist Thomas Ruff does not seek to capture the emotional or psychological state of his sitters. According to the artist, no matter how faithful the image, the individual is always unknowable and inaccessible. Ruff foregrounds the impossibility of fixing identity or perception and introduces a new form of contemporary representation through his Porträt series. The Henry Art Gallery presents six photographs from this series from the Joseph and Elaine Monsen Photography Collection.

This exhibition is organized by Henry Curatorial Associate Misa Jeffereis.

Featured artists: Thomas Ruff

Thomas Ruff. Porträt (J. Röing). 1988. Chromogenic color print. Henry Art Gallery, Joseph and Elaine Monsen Photography Collection, gift of Joseph and Elaine Monsen and The Boeing Company, 97.142.3.

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