THOMAS RUFF

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l.m.v.d.r.

1999—
This series’ title is made up of the initials of the German architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, a leading proponent of modernist architecture. After first being commissioned by a museum to take pictures of Mies’ works, Ruff undertook a project to photograph all of the architect’s works from a specific period. In the process, he thoroughly researched past photographs of the buildings, and took his own pictures of the works or obtained existing photographs. Then, by digitally processing these images, Ruff embarked on a visual exploration of this master of modern architecture.