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Thomas Ruff

Thomas Ruff (born 10 February 1958) is a German photographer who lives and works in Düsseldorf, Germany. He has been described as "a master of edited and reimagined images".

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Known for
Photography
Movement
Düsseldorf School of Photography
Education
Kunstakademie Düsseldorf
Born
(1958-02-10) 10 February 1958 (age 68) Zell am Harmersbach, West Germany

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Film about Ruff

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Thomas Ruff

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related to Publications · 67
Thomas Ruff → Aperture, Bennet Simpson, Caroline Flosdorff, Catherine Hug, Charta, Christiane Grathwohl-Scheffel, Depths, Distributed Art Publishers, Douglas Fogle, Edited, Edition, Editions, English, Exhibition, Fabrizio Tramontano, Forster, Gerald Matt, Germany, Giancarlo Cosenza, Giovanni Leoni
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Thomas Ruff → After, Aldous Huxley's, Benjamin HD Buchloh, Black Forest, During, Düsseldorf, German, Germany, Harmersbach, In, One, Ruff, This, Zell
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Thomas Ruff → Düsseldorf, English, German, Goertz, In German, Institut, ISBN, Kunstdokumentation, OCLC, Ralph, Ralph Goertz, Szenografie
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Thomas Ruff → Contemporary ArtThomas Ruff, David Zwirner, Exhibition ScheduleInterview, Journal, Schellmann Art ProductionThomas Ruff, Selected Press, The Brooklyn Rail, Will Fenstermaker
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Thomas Ruff → (1958-02-10) 10 February 1958 (age 68) Zell am Harmersbach, West Germany
Education · 1
Thomas Ruff → Kunstakademie Düsseldorf
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Thomas Ruff → Photography
Movement · 1
Thomas Ruff → Düsseldorf School of Photography

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Thomas RuffBorn(1958-02-10) 10 February 1958 (age 68) Zell am Harmersbach, West Germany1.00infobox
Thomas RuffEducationKunstakademie Düsseldorf1.00infobox
Thomas RuffKnown forPhotography1.00infobox
Thomas RuffMovementDüsseldorf School of Photography1.00infobox
Hieronymus Boschinstance ofThe works reference artists0.80text
Matthias Grünewaldinstance ofThe works reference artists0.80text
Ruff's own formative adolescent experiences in the Black Forestinstance ofThe works reference artists0.80text
Thomas Ruffrelated to Early life and educationOne0.60section
Thomas Ruffrelated to Early life and educationZell0.60section
Thomas Ruffrelated to Early life and educationHarmersbach0.60section
Thomas Ruffrelated to Early life and educationBlack Forest0.60section
Thomas Ruffrelated to Early life and educationGermany0.60section

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