Thomas Demand
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Thomas Demand is a contemporary German artist known for his meticulously constructed life-sized paper models that he photographs to explore themes of memory, media, and representation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Thomas Demand canonical | 3 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
contemporary artist
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person ⓘ photographer ⓘ visual artist ⓘ |
| artisticMedium |
cardboard
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paper ⓘ photography ⓘ |
| artisticStyle |
constructed photography
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staged photography ⓘ |
| artisticTheme |
architecture
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collective memory ⓘ media ⓘ memory ⓘ political events ⓘ representation ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Germany ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1964 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Academy of Fine Arts Munich
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surface form:
Akademie der Bildenden Künste, Munich
Goldsmiths, University of London ⓘ Kunstakademie Düsseldorf ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
conceptual photography
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contemporary art ⓘ installation art ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasExhibitedAt |
Fondazione Prada
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surface form:
Fondazione Prada, Milan
Museum of Modern Art ⓘ
surface form:
Museum of Modern Art, New York
Neue Nationalgalerie ⓘ
surface form:
Neue Nationalgalerie, Berlin
Serpentine Gallery ⓘ
surface form:
Serpentine Gallery, London
Sprueth Magers gallery ⓘ Tate Modern ⓘ
surface form:
Tate Modern, London
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| influencedBy |
photographic representation in mass media
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political photojournalism ⓘ |
| influences | younger generations of conceptual photographers ⓘ |
| movement | contemporary art ⓘ |
| name | Thomas Demand self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | German ⓘ |
| notableFor |
meticulously constructed life-sized paper models
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photographs of paper and cardboard reconstructions of real spaces ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Clearing
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Control Room ⓘ Grotto ⓘ Kitchen ⓘ "Office" ⓘ
surface form:
Office
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| occupation |
artist
ⓘ
photographer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Munich ⓘ |
| usesTechnique |
building life-sized models from paper and cardboard
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photographing models and then destroying them ⓘ |
| workProcess |
eliminates human figures from reconstructed scenes
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reconstructs scenes from media images ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.