Model Studies Thomas Demand
January 28—April 15, 2012
Nottingham Contemporary

Model Studies Thomas Demand

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From left to right: Kirk Wood #15, 2011 Kirk Wood #99, 2011 Haagen Beach #34, 2011 Haagen Beach #44, 2011 All works: pigment prints The Model Studies are the result of a residency at the Getty Research Institute in Los Angeles where Thomas Demand discovered the archive of the celebrated architect John Lautner (1911–94). This is the first time that Demand has photographed models that are not his own. The lines, planes, textures and colors he composes from the models recall Modern painting and sculpture, including Picasso’s reliefs, as well as mid-20th century abstract painting. Photo © the artist, Nottingham Contemporary

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Thomas Demand is best known for his large scale photographs that question the medium as a faithful record of reality. His exhibition at Nottingham Contemporary is a result of a residency at the Getty Research Institute in Los Angeles where he discovered the archive of the celebrated architect John Lautner (1911–94). Lautner’s glamorous and curvaceous homes have featured in many films, including the 1971 Bond film Diamonds Are Forever. Demand himself has a keen interest...
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Thomas Demand

Thomas Demand was born in 1964 in Munich, Germany. He studied at the art academies in Munich and Düsseldorf. He received an MFA from Goldsmiths, University of London. Since 2011, Demand has...