Thomas Ruff Jpegs by Simpson Bennett (6 results)

Hardcover. First edition, first printing. As New clothbound hardcover in dust jacket in the publisher's shrink wrap. BOOKS SHIP THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WRAPPED IN PADDING, IN A BOX. Ruff found images in jpeg format online--landscapes, scenes of war, nature disturbed by human manipulation, ancient architecture, in other words, images ill-suited to loss of detail--and enlarged them until the pixels emerged in a chessboard pattern of near abstraction and the color and brightness generated by the algorithms of the compression became visible. Photographs by Thomas Ruff; essay by Bennett Simpson. 132 pages; 36 full-spread color plates; 11.5 x 15.5 inches.…

Hardcover. Condition: As New. 1st Edition. and printing; This copy is hand SIGNED by Thomas Ruff; blue cloth hardboards with dustjacket; photographs by Thomas Ruff, essay by Bennett Simpson, includes a biography with exhibition history, awards and selected public collections; designed by Fabio Cutró; unpaginated 132 pp; with 65 four-color plates; book size: 15-1/2 x 11-1/2 in.; Description from Publisher: "In 2007, Thomas Ruff completed his monumental Jpegs series, which explores the distribution and reception of images in the digital age; oversized 2008 trade edition, Starting with images he culls primarily from the Web, Ruff enlarges them to a gigantic scale, which exaggerates the pixel patterns until they become sublime geometric displays of color. Many of Ruff s works in the series focus on idyllic, seemingly untouched landscapes, and conversely, scenes of war, and nature disturbed by human manipulation. Taken together, these masterworks create an encyclopedic compendium of contemporary visual culture that also actively engages the history of landscape painting. Jpegs is the first monograph dedicated exclusively to the publication of Ruff s remarkable series."; PROVENANCE: purchased directly from Aperture Book Store in N.Y. City; book is tight and clean; a little rubbing and a lot of invisible scratches to the dustjacket, otherwise boards and interior plates in EXCELLENT COND. Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. First printing, with full number line. A very fine (as-new) copy in a very fine (as-new). A clean, unmarked copy in an unclipped jacket. Comes with archival-quality jacket protector. Ferry-Photography.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition, Special Edition. First printing, with full number line. A new copy, in a new hard slipcase. A clean, unmarked copy. This copy is one just just 150 that has been SIGNED by Ruff on a bookplate on the front endpaper (as pictured). Signed by Author(s). …

Condition: very good. Gut/Very good: Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit wenigen Gebrauchsspuren an Einband, Schutzumschlag oder Seiten. / Describes a book or dust jacket that does show some signs of wear on either the binding, dust jacket or pages. Simpson Bennett (illustrator).

Condition: gut. jpegs Mit einem Essay von Bennett Simpson In deutscher Sprache. pages. Simpson Bennett (illustrator).