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Conceptual Photography

CONCEPTUAL STYLE

In 1967, artist Sol LeWitt wrote that in “Conceptual art the idea or concept is the most important aspect of the work.” He was giving a name to an art movement that had emerged in the 1960s in which artists were less focused on their medium being something traditionally “artistic” and instead engaged in using any object, movement, form, action or place to express an idea.

LeWitt’s work was featured alongside an assemblage of notes, drawings and outlines by other artists in “Working Drawings and Other Visible Things on Paper Not Necessarily Meant to Be Viewed as Art,” a groundbreaking show at New York City’s School of Visual Arts curated by Mel Bochner, another leading exponent of Conceptualism. Building on radical 20th-century statements, like Fountain (1917) by French artist Marcel Duchamp, Conceptual artists around Europe and North and South America were not interested in the commercial art scene and rather directly challenged its systems and values.

Stretching into the 1970s, this movement has also been called Post-Object art and Dematerialized art. Conceptual art reflected a larger era of social and political upheaval. Pieces associated with the style range from Roelof Louw’s Soul City (Pyramid of Oranges) (1967) — a work of installation art that sees fresh oranges stacked into a pyramid from which visitors are allowed to take one orange away — to On Kawara’s “Today” series, which saw the Japanese artist carefully painting a date in white acrylic on canvases consisting of a single color from 1966 to his death in 2014. Artists such as Ed Ruscha, who created the Twentysix Gasoline Stations book — a collection of photos of gas stations that is widely said to be the first modern artists’ book — made photography a major platform for Conceptual art, as did Bruce Nauman, who burned one of Ruscha's books and then photographed it for his own.

Conceptual art’s legacy of questioning artistic authorship, ownership and how to work with complex ideas of space and time had a significant influence on the decades of culture that followed, and it continues to inform art today.

The collection of Conceptual photography, paintings and sculptures on 1stDibs includes artworks by John Baldessari, Jenny Holzer, Lawrence Weiner, Joseph Kosuth and others.

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Style: Conceptual
Flora 20, 2015 - Oregon Grape Lily Environment Photography

Flora 20, 2015 - Oregon Grape Lily Environment Photography

By Marisa Culatto

Located in Brighton, GB

Flora 20, 2015 - Oregon Grape Lily Environment Photography by Marisa Culatto Flora 20 is a Giclée print on Ultra Bright Hahnemuehle paper, available in this size only from a Limite...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Color, Giclée

Flora 18, 2015 - Flower Portrait Natural Environment

Flora 18, 2015 - Flower Portrait Natural Environment

By Marisa Culatto

Located in Brighton, GB

Flora 18, 2015 - Flower Portrait Natural Environment by Marisa Culatto Flora 18 is a Giclée print on Ultra Bright Hahnemuehle paper, available in this size only from a Limited Edit...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Color, Giclée

Flora 17, 2015 - Crimson Hibiscus with Purple Iris Red Berries Frozen in Ice

Flora 17, 2015 - Crimson Hibiscus with Purple Iris Red Berries Frozen in Ice

By Marisa Culatto

Located in Brighton, GB

Flora 17, 2015 - Crimson Hibiscus with Purple Iris Red Berries Frozen in Ice Flora 17 is a Giclée print on Ultra Bright Hahnemuehle paper, available in this size only from a Limited...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Color, Giclée

Flora 10, 2015 - Ivory Rose with Gold Snapdragon and Pink Wildflower in Ice

Flora 10, 2015 - Ivory Rose with Gold Snapdragon and Pink Wildflower in Ice

By Marisa Culatto

Located in Brighton, GB

Flora 10, 2015 - Ivory Rose with Gold Snapdragon and Pink Wildflower in Ice Flora 10 is a Giclée print on Ultra Bright Hahnemuehle paper, available in this size only from a Limited ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Color, Giclée

Tractor Replaces the Horse
Tractor Replaces the Horse

Tractor Replaces the Horse

By Craig Sheperd

Located in Buffalo, NY

An original enamel on metal painting by emerging contemporary conceptual artist Craig Sheperd (b. 1984) Craig Sheperd’s paintings, most of which are enamel on metal, were created o...

Category

2010s Conceptual Photography

Materials

Metal, Enamel

Flora 6, 2015 - Springtime Grasses Clover Crimson Rose Frozen in Ice Color Print

Flora 6, 2015 - Springtime Grasses Clover Crimson Rose Frozen in Ice Color Print

By Marisa Culatto

Located in Brighton, GB

Flora 6, 2015 - Springtime Grasses Clover Crimson Rose Frozen in Ice Color Print Flora 6 is a Giclée print on Ultra Bright Hahnemuehle paper, available in this size only from a Limi...

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21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Color, Giclée

Tupac Shakur
Tupac Shakur

Tupac Shakur

By Jack Florczyk

Located in New York, NY

Homage to the late great musician Tupac Shakur. Images. Lyrics from his songs. Not framed. Acrylic paint on sheet music wheat pasted to wood panel. ...

Category

2010s Conceptual Photography

Materials

Wood, Mixed Media

Colored Columns III: Neue Museum, Berlin

Colored Columns III: Neue Museum, Berlin

By Reinhard Görner

Located in Los Angeles, CA

New Museum, Berlin 3 sizes 62.5 x 50 inches ed. of 10 75 x 60 inches ed. of 5 87.5 x 70 inches ed. of 5 signed and numbered on label, verso Paper is trimmed to the image: actua...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Photography

Materials

Lambda

Arches, Bode Museum, Berlin

Arches, Bode Museum, Berlin

By Reinhard Görner

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Arches, Bode Museum, Berlin 40 x 50 inches ed. of 10 $5,000 50 x 62.5 inches ed. of 5 $6,000 signed and numbered on label, verso Reinhard Görner, with his large format photograp...

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21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Photography

Materials

Lambda

Uris Library, Ithaca, Cornell University, Large Scale Architectural Photograph
Uris Library, Ithaca, Cornell University, Large Scale Architectural Photograph

Uris Library, Ithaca, Cornell University, Large Scale Architectural Photograph

By Reinhard Görner

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A mesmerizing portrait of architectural elegance and intellectual grandeur, Reinhard Görner’s Uris Library, Ithaca immerses viewers in the ornate beauty of Cornell University’s iconi...

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2010s Conceptual Photography

Materials

C Print, Lambda

African American Large Vintage Color Photograph Dandy C Print Photo Ike Ude
African American Large Vintage Color Photograph Dandy C Print Photo Ike Ude

African American Large Vintage Color Photograph Dandy C Print Photo Ike Ude

By Iké Udé

Located in Surfside, FL

BEYOND DECORUM, CLOSED AND OPEN Series, I am selling each individually. they are pairs of open and closed jackets. I will include the second photo for reference. This listing is just for the closed jacket photograph. Vintage C-print on Fuji crystal archive paper. Image size is 40 x 30", sheet measures 50 X 32 Provenance: printed by Muse X, Los Angeles. I believe these were test, proof prints. They are not signed or editioned The work of Nigerian-born Iké Udé explores a world of dualities: photographer/performance artist, artist/spectator, African/post-nationalist, mainstream/marginal, individual/everyman and fashion/art. Iké Udé (born 1964) is a Nigerian-American photographer, performance artist, Ike Ude was born in 1964 in Lagos, Nigeria where he was raised. The eldest son of a wealthy family, he was exposed to photography and portraiture at an early age by dressing up for biweekly family portraits. Udé knew he was an artist by the age of six, when he developed a habit of firing a catapult at passers-by when he disapproved of their walk or the way they were dressed. As an adolescent, Udé attended the Government Secondary School, a British boarding school in Afikpo Nigeria. He was a habitué of London before he moved to New York in 1981 to study Media Communications at Hunter College, CUNY. He began his art career in the late 1980s with abstract painting and drawing. Since the 1990s, photography has been his primary medium. Udé is a dual citizen of the United States and Nigeria. Udé's paintings and drawings are less well known than his photography, though critics and art historians have recognized his early work. The late Henry Geldzahler, said of Udé's paintings and works on paper: "I am touched and amazed at the ways in which he manages to blend invisibly the modernist tradition with his own Nigerian roots. There is never anything forced in the conjunction; air and light seem to be his media." Udé began his Cover Girls series in 1994. Each photograph imitates the cover of a popular fashion or lifestyle magazines, in which the artist himself is featured as the model. (ala the work of Cindy Sherman) The photographs were consciously stylized, posed, photographed and then paired with type matching that of the respected magazine. At first glance, each photograph appears to be an authentic magazine cover. Udé used the magazine cover as a stage to critique the fetishism of the upper class white model and the effects of popular culture on today's consumerist society. The series was exhibited in 1994 in the New York City gallery Exit Art. Udé's black and white series of photographs, Uli, references both high fashion and Uli body art, wall motifs from Udé's Igbo heritage. The photographs explore the anonymity of the inscribed and disembodied self. Udé's dynamic use of light, namely the chiaroscuro effect, serves as a critical compositional element in the series. Udé's Beyond Decorum series, begun in 1999, juxtaposes photographs of men's shirts and women's pumps with suggestive personal advertisements in place of the clothing tags. With its accompanying book, Beyond Decorum: Photographs by Iké Udé, the series traveled across the United States and Canada. The exhibition was shown at the Institute of Contemporary Art in Portland, Maine; OBORO in Montreal, Canada; Sert Gallery; Carpenter Center at the Harvard University Art Museum; and MAK Museum in Vienna, Austria before traveling for two more years internationally. Udé's Paris Hilton: Fantasy and Simulacrum is a conversation between his alter ego, Visconti, and the celebrity Paris...

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1990s Conceptual Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color

Biblioteca Gambalunga, Rimini, Italy

Biblioteca Gambalunga, Rimini, Italy

By Reinhard Görner

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Biblioteca Gambalunga Rimini, Italy 2022 A view of the main table and globe of the main scientific library in the Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, named for Italian King Umberto I. The ...

Category

2010s Conceptual Photography

Materials

C Print, Lambda

Reinhard Görner, Virtue, Bode–Museum, Berlin
Reinhard Görner, Virtue, Bode–Museum, Berlin

Reinhard Görner, Virtue, Bode–Museum, Berlin

By Reinhard Görner

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Virtue, Bode–Museum, Berlin 50 x 62.5 inches ed. of 10 $6,000 60 x 75 inches ed. of 5 $9,000 70 x 87.5 inches ed. of 5 $11,000 signed and numbered on label, verso Reinhard Görne...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Photography

Materials

Lambda

Francke Foundations II, Library, Halle, Germany, Architectural Photograph
Francke Foundations II, Library, Halle, Germany, Architectural Photograph

Francke Foundations II, Library, Halle, Germany, Architectural Photograph

By Reinhard Görner

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This large-scale architectural photograph by German photographer Reinhard Görner depicts the Francke Foundations library in Halle, Germany. The artist is praised for crisp, rich detailed at large-scale. In this beautiful piece, arches open like portals into the interior, bringing public cultural heritage into private space in the rich, aged tones of wood and marble, taupe, blue and gray. Reinhard Görner Francke Foundations II Halle, Germany 2014 50 x 52.6 inches ed. of 10 $6,000 60 x 63.2 inches ed. of 7 $9,000 70 x 73.7 inches ed. of 5 $11,000 signed and numbered on label, verso Paper is trimmed to the image: actual image size listed Internal Search: Reinhard Görner, Library series, Halle, Germany, Large-Scale Photography, Large-scale German photography, German Libraries, German Monuments...

Category

2010s Conceptual Photography

Materials

C Print, Lambda

HOPE (framed) - 4 conceptual still life photographs spelling motivational word
HOPE (framed) - 4 conceptual still life photographs spelling motivational word

HOPE (framed) - 4 conceptual still life photographs spelling motivational word

By Christian Stoll

Located in San Francisco, CA

large scale conceptual environmental still life photographs playing with viewer's perspective creating individual letters from found objects spelling the word HOPE H-O-P-E by Christian Stoll Incredible details in this body of work: focusing in on this epic photograph work, you will find yourself lost in the artwork's details. Reminiscent of the appropriation artwork of Vik Muniz, Christian Stoll arranges everyday objects to spell letters of the alphabet. Only at close inspection does the viewer realize he/she is looking at an actual photograph, created in camera rather than with digital manipulation. _________________________ Artwork can be installed vertically or horizontally and across multiple walls 4 individual photographs individual artwork size 24 x 24 inches (61 x 61cm) horizontal artwork...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Plexiglass

Fast Food Still Life, Modern Print of  Orange Food Scene, Animal Print  Texture
Fast Food Still Life, Modern Print of  Orange Food Scene, Animal Print  Texture

Fast Food Still Life, Modern Print of Orange Food Scene, Animal Print Texture

By Ryan Rivadeneyra

Located in Barcelona, ES

"Sexy Miami Futuristic Cocktail Lounge" is a series of photographs by Ryan Rivadeneyra inspired by the Art Deco colors of Miami that show beautiful objects and textures arranged meti...

Category

2010s Conceptual Photography

Materials

Photographic Film, Archival Ink, Photographic Paper, C Print, Giclée, Ar...

Library Hall, Upper Lusatian Library of Sciences, Görlitz, Germany Architecture
Library Hall, Upper Lusatian Library of Sciences, Görlitz, Germany Architecture

Library Hall, Upper Lusatian Library of Sciences, Görlitz, Germany Architecture

By Reinhard Görner

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This large-scale architectural photograph by German artist Reinhard Görner depicts the Library Hall at the Upper Lusatian Library of Sciences in Görlitz, Germany. Arches open like portals into the interior, bringing public cultural heritage into private space in the rich, glowing tones of brown wood. Reinhard Görner is known for invoking an atmosphere of awe, meditation and contemplation through crisp, richly detailed scenes of grand historical and cultural public narratives. This effect is enhanced through aesthetically striking compositions, which might include stunningly perfect (or interestingly-off) symmetry, portals through a series of doorways, and other careful choices of perspective and scale. Housing about 150,000 volumes, this library is not only the largest in Görlitz, but also the most significant regional library between Dresden and Wrocław. Rich in history, it stands at the crossroads of Germany, Poland, and the Czech Republic, serving as a beacon for historical research and knowledge transfer in the region. Lit by a warm, timeless glow, the scene leads you through multiple carved archways...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Photography

Materials

Lambda

HOPE (framed) - 4 conceptual environmental still life motivational message
HOPE (framed) - 4 conceptual environmental still life motivational message

HOPE (framed) - 4 conceptual environmental still life motivational message

By Christian Stoll

Located in San Francisco, CA

large scale conceptual environmental still life photographs playing with viewer's perspective creating individual letters from found objects spelling the word HOPE H-O-P-E by Christ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Plexiglass, Giclée

Vintage Untitled Beach Scene, 1987
Vintage Untitled Beach Scene, 1987

Vintage Untitled Beach Scene, 1987

By David LaChapelle

Located in Surfside, FL

Please ignore the glare on the glass. Rare, early, signed and dated (verso) 1987 vintage silver gelatin print. this is one of a kind and not editioned according to correspondence I h...

Category

1980s Conceptual Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Athenæum, Boston
Athenæum, Boston

Athenæum, Boston

By Reinhard Görner

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Athenæum, Boston 50 x 50 inches ed. of 10 $6000 60 x 60 inches ed. of 7 $9000 70 x 70 inches ed. of 5 $11000 signed and numbered on label, verso Paper is trimmed to the image: a...

Category

2010s Conceptual Photography

Materials

C Print, Lambda

HOPE ( 4 Artworks ) series of environmental stills
HOPE ( 4 Artworks ) series of environmental stills

HOPE ( 4 Artworks ) series of environmental stills

By Christian Stoll

Located in San Francisco, CA

H-O-P-E by Christian Stoll large scale conceptual photography playing with viewer's perspective 4 individual photographs individual artwork size 21.6 x 32 inches (55 x 81cm) horiz...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée

Library Hall, Upper Lusatian Library of Sciences, Görlitz Germany, Architecture
Library Hall, Upper Lusatian Library of Sciences, Görlitz Germany, Architecture

Library Hall, Upper Lusatian Library of Sciences, Görlitz Germany, Architecture

By Reinhard Görner

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This large-scale architectural photograph by German artist Reinhard Görner depicts the Library Hall at the Upper Lusatian Library of Sciences in Görlitz, Germany. Arches open like portals into the interior, bringing public cultural heritage into private space in the rich, glowing tones of brown wood. Reinhard Görner is known for invoking an atmosphere of awe, meditation and contemplation through crisp, richly detailed scenes of grand historical and cultural public narratives. This effect is enhanced through aesthetically striking compositions, which might include stunningly perfect (or interestingly-off) symmetry, portals through a series of doorways, and other careful choices of perspective and scale. Housing about 150,000 volumes, this library is not only the largest in Görlitz, but also the most significant regional library between Dresden and Wrocław. Rich in history, it stands at the crossroads of Germany, Poland, and the Czech Republic, serving as a beacon for historical research and knowledge transfer in the region. Lit by a warm, timeless glow, the scene leads you through multiple carved archways...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Photography

Materials

Lambda

Shooting Alley, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam - Blue Color Photography
Shooting Alley, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam - Blue Color Photography

Shooting Alley, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam - Blue Color Photography

By Richard Heeps

Located in Cambridge, GB

This picture, 'Shooting Alley', taken in Ho Chi Minh City, has layers symmetry, depth, structure and tone which draw you in. This artwork is a limited edition of 25 gloss photograph...

Category

2010s Conceptual Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Untitled - Contemporary, 21st Century, Polaroid, Figurative Photography

Untitled - Contemporary, 21st Century, Polaroid, Figurative Photography

By xulong zhang

Located in Morongo Valley, CA

'Untitled' 2015 - Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs, 21.5 x 27cm. Archival Print, based on an 8x10" Polaroid Negative Scanning. Signed, embossed stamp and artist certificate. Not mounted. Short Bio: Xulong Zhang has been engaged in fashion portrait photography for 30 years and loves the Polaroid medium and began to working with Polaroid photography in 2000. He traveled to 34 countries for his Polaroid projects.. Vita: 1999 Has won the title “Ten Elites” in the 3rd China Portrait Photography. 2000 Named the World Chinese Artist, known as “The Prince of Album” 2001 September, CCTV special report on “Zhang Xulong’s Body Art Photography” gained strong feedback from the community. 2002 January, published “Strategies for Commercial Portrait Photograph” by Zhejiang Photography Publishing. 2002 February, launched the concept of “Tang Yun” and greatly accepted by the market. His idea has spread across whole China’s photography industry. 2002 July, launched the concept of “Picasso’s scene backdrop” for kids photography and shocking the whole industry. 2002 August, published “Ms.Tang’s Body Art Portrait Album”, the first female body photography in China, by People’s Arts Publishing 2002 September, a personal exhibition entitled “seeing memory” in the ancient city of Shanxi Province, the 2nd session of the Pingyao International Photography Festival. In December of 2002, he was invited to give lectures in Malaysia and auction off the “Fruitful Achievements” exhibition in Kuala Lumpur, donating all money to the Kuala Lumpur Charitable aid for nursing homes and orphanages, won the "goodwill ambassador" title of honor in Kuala Lumpur. 2003 February-March, held the exhibition of “White Valentines” at Beijing International Trade and Exhibition Centre. December 2003, pioneered the new concept of "Royal Wedding", and completed the album of “Invasion 2004” wedding photography books published by Jilin art press. In December 2003 was awarded the 2003 annual contribution of the Chinese human body photography. 2003 Published “China Portrait Culture”. 2004 January, published Body Art & Portrait album “Chun Hua Qiu Shi”. 2004 March, held the exhibition of “Body Art & Portrait photography” in Chengdu. 2004 May, featured on a special report of “Match En China” in Paris. 2004 September, Pingyao international photography festival held entitled "the ambiguity of ancient legacy" xu-long Zhang body art exhibition 2005 August. 2005 August, accept the German star weekly "Der Stern" special report of “China nude” photography...

Category

2010s Conceptual Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Bapst Library, Boston
Bapst Library, Boston

Bapst Library, Boston

By Reinhard Görner

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Bapst Library Boston 50 x 62.4 inches ed. of 10 $6,000 60 x 74.9 inches ed. of 7 $9,000 70 x 87.4 inches ed. of 5 $11,000 signed and numbered on label, verso Paper is trimmed to...

Category

2010s Conceptual Photography

Materials

C Print, Lambda

Morgan Library II, New York
Morgan Library II, New York

Morgan Library II, New York

By Reinhard Görner

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Morgan Library II New York 70 x 87.5 inches ed. of 5 $11,000 signed and numbered on label, verso Paper is trimmed to the image: actual image size listed n Morgan Library II, Rein...

Category

2010s Conceptual Photography

Materials

C Print, Lambda

Riggs Library I, Washington DC

Riggs Library I, Washington DC

By Reinhard Görner

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Riggs Library Washington DC 57 x 50 inches ed. of 10 $6,000 68 x 60 inches ed. of 7 $9,000 79.8 x 70 inches ed. of 5 $11,000 signed and numbered on label, verso Paper is trimmed...

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2010s Conceptual Photography

Materials

C Print, Lambda

Entrance Hall, San Nicolo, Sicily, 2013

Entrance Hall, San Nicolo, Sicily, 2013

By Reinhard Görner

Located in Los Angeles, CA

60 x 40 inches ed. of 10 $6,000 75 x 50 inches ed. of 5 $9,000 signed and numbered on label, verso Reinhard Görner, with his large format photographs orchestrates the monumentali...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Photography

Materials

Lambda

The Long Room IV, Trinity College Library, Dublin Ireland
The Long Room IV, Trinity College Library, Dublin Ireland

The Long Room IV, Trinity College Library, Dublin Ireland

By Reinhard Görner

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This large-scale architectural photograph by German artist Reinhard Görner depicts the The Long Room, an awe-inspiring vista into the Old Library at Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland. The vaulted ceiling arches above, while below a warm, golden light fills the room, illuminating bookshelves and cultural artifacts. The room is flanked by white marble busts of philosophers, writers, and great minds who have shaped the intellectual landscape of the Western world, adding a sense of gravitas and continuity to the space, and bringing public cultural heritage into private space in the rich, glowing tones of aged brown wood, leather and gilt. Reinhard Görner is known for invoking an atmosphere of awe, meditation and contemplation through crisp, richly detailed scenes of grand historical and cultural narratives. This effect is enhanced through aesthetically striking compositions, which might include stunning symmetry, portals through a series of doorways, and other careful choices of perspective and scale. Housing about 150,000 volumes, this library is not only the largest in Görlitz, but also the most significant regional library between Dresden and Wrocław. Rich in history, it stands at the crossroads of Germany, Poland, and the Czech Republic, serving as a beacon for historical research and knowledge transfer in the region. Lit by a warm, timeless glow, the scene leads you through multiple carved archways of antique wood, along well-trodden wooden floors, a testament to the intersection of history, knowledge, and architectural elegance. Established in 1779 by twenty representatives from Görlitz's educated bourgeoisie and enlightened nobility, this library is a symbol of the Enlightenment movement, focusing on human reason and research across all fields of study. Today, it's open to the public and widely regarded as one of the most spectacular libraries globally. Görner's photography celebrates libraries as both shelters and places of escape. This particular photograph is part of his quest to explore the most beautiful and solemn reading rooms around the world. Görner aims to convey how architects play with shadows, light, proportions, and rhythms to create spaces that breathe beauty and silence. Starting from his work with architect Sir Norman Foster in 2005, Görner has meticulously documented libraries' cathedral-like atmospheres across the globe. His photographs seek to convey the impact of architecture on our awareness of life, showcasing spaces that tell stories and refer to a time when aesthetics and spatial awareness were intertwined. Embrace the tranquility and beauty encapsulated in Görner's art and allow it to transport you to the grand arches and timeless serenity of The Long Room, Trinity College Library. Perfect for art collectors, architecture enthusiasts, and advocates of intellectual history, this piece serves as a gateway to explore the spirit of great builders through Görner's distinctive lens. 60 x 75 inches ed. of 7 $9,000 70 x 87.5 inches ed. of 5 $11,000 signed and numbered on label, verso Reinhard Görner, with his large format photographs orchestrates the monumentality of rooms. An active architecture photographer since 1985, is a master of perspectives and precise spatial compositions, and he thus considers classical sculpture, in all of its possible facets, a special challenge. "Görner’s photographs sometimes open the doors to another world and take the viewer with them on a journey through time. Here the palace is no longer a museum but both royal residence and a site steeped in history. The viewer does not have to share the halls with the masses of visitors; instead the images offer him exclusive impressions of the Galerie des Glaces (Hall of Mirrors) and the Galerie des Batailles (Hall of Battles) as even the king of France was probably never granted. The halls are empty of people, yet they seem to be able to unfurl their individual characters of their own accord. These places practically breathe history, and this aspect is also part of the essence captured in the photographs. King Wilhelm of Prussia was named German Emperor Wilhelm I in the Hall of Mirrors after France was defeated in 1870–1871 in the Franco-German War. The Treaty of Versailles following World War I was also signed there in 1919. In this sense, the architectural photographs of Versailles...

Category

2010s Conceptual Photography

Materials

Lambda, C Print

Athenæum, Boston
Athenæum, Boston

Athenæum, Boston

By Reinhard Görner

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Athenæum, Boston 50 x 50 inches ed. of 10 $6,000 60 x 60 inches ed. of 7 $9,000 70 x 70 inches ed. of 5 $11,000 signed and numbered on label, verso Paper is trimmed to the image...

Category

2010s Conceptual Photography

Materials

C Print, Lambda

Sleeping Beauty, Old National Gallery, Berlin

Sleeping Beauty, Old National Gallery, Berlin

By Reinhard Görner

Located in Los Angeles, CA

60 x 45 inches ed. of 5 $6,000 80 x 60 inches ed. of 5 $9,000 93.2 x 70 inches ed. of 5 $11,000 signed and numbered on label, verso Reinhard Görner, with his large format photographs orchestrates the monumentality of historical architecture, gardens, and masterpieces. An active architecture photographer since 1985, is a master of perspectives and precise spatial compositions, and he thus considers classical sculpture, in all of its possible facets, a special challenge. "Görner’s photographs sometimes open the doors to another world and take the viewer with them on a journey through time. Here the palace is no longer a museum but both royal residence and a site steeped in history. The viewer does not have to share the halls with the masses of visitors; instead the images offer him exclusive impressions of the Galerie des Glaces (Hall of Mirrors) and the Galerie des Batailles (Hall of Battles) as even the king of France was probably never granted. The halls are empty of people, yet they seem to be able to unfurl their individual characters of their own accord. These places practically breathe history, and this aspect is also part of the essence captured in the photographs. King Wilhelm of Prussia was named German Emperor Wilhelm I in the Hall of Mirrors after France was defeated in 1870–1871 in the Franco-German War. The Treaty of Versailles following World War I was also signed there in 1919. In this sense, the architectural photographs of Versailles’s ceremonial rooms have an edge on Renaissance paintings; here even a sense of world history arises within the viewer – one which continues to exert an influence today". Horst Klöver Notes on the Old National Gallery...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Photography

Materials

Lambda

Boschereccia Palazzo, Hercolani, Bologna

Boschereccia Palazzo, Hercolani, Bologna

By Reinhard Görner

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Boschereccia Palazzo Hercolani, Bologna, Italy 2022 50 x 62.5 inches ed. of 10 $6,000 60 x 75 inches ed. of 7 $9,000 70 x 87.5 inches ed. of 5 $11,000 signed and numbered on labe...

Category

2010s Conceptual Photography

Materials

C Print, Lambda

THROUGH THE VEIL OF TIME OR A DREAM

THROUGH THE VEIL OF TIME OR A DREAM

By Michelle Buhler

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Edition of 10 C-Print 17.875 x 17.875 Framed in natural wood Michelle Buhler has a BFA from the University of Utah. She has studied photography at the International Center of Photography and cinematography at New York University. She currently lives in Idaho. Education: New York University, Cinematography, New York, New York, 2011 International Center of Photography, Advanced Color Photorgraphy with Liz Deschenes, New York City, 2007 University of Utah, BFA Photography, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2003 Articles and Awards 2012 Honorable Mention in the 2012 First Edition of Hey Hot Shot, Jen Bekman Gallery, NYC 2012 The Stone Mind, Open House: Art on Iowa by Justin Roth 2003 Red Magazine...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Photography

Materials

C Print

Large Scale Color Photograph Ektacolor C Print Art Photo Typography Sorel Cohen
Large Scale Color Photograph Ektacolor C Print Art Photo Typography Sorel Cohen

Large Scale Color Photograph Ektacolor C Print Art Photo Typography Sorel Cohen

By Sorel Cohen

Located in Surfside, FL

SOREL COHEN (Canadian b. 1936 - ) Speak Silence- 1978 Ektacolor photograph and vinyl letter typography Verso with gallery label for Wynick/Tuck Gallery, Toronto, Ontario 41 inches x 53 inches edition of 3 The original receipt included with this item is only available in the digital form. I only have the copy of it, not the original. SOREL COHEN (Canadian b. 1936 - ) A graduate of Concordia University, Cohen has been a major figure on the Canadian photography scene for over thirty years. She has been invited as guest lecturer to many Canadian universities, and was awarded the Canada Council’s prestigious Duke and Duchess of York Prize in Photography (1988). Her master’s thesis examined feminist art in the 1970s, while her art practice, which is largely autobiographical, weaves original links conceptual art, photography, painting and film. Cohen creates works that directly reference the historical and social context of the artist, especially through depictions of gender and the body. She has participated in numerous group shows both in Canada and abroad (France, Germany, Mexico, the United Kingdom, etc.) and has had solo exhibitions in major Canadian cities from Halifax to Vancouver, as well as in New York, Marseilles, and Tempe, Arizona. ) She was included in the show She Photographs which presented thirty photographers, mostly Canadian, a few American, who explore the portrait or the self-portrait, nudes, still-life, landscape. Artists included Sarah Anne Johnson...

Category

1970s Conceptual Photography

Materials

C Print, Color

Uris Library, Ithaca, Cornell University, Large Scale Architectural Photograph
Uris Library, Ithaca, Cornell University, Large Scale Architectural Photograph

Uris Library, Ithaca, Cornell University, Large Scale Architectural Photograph

By Reinhard Görner

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A mesmerizing portrait of architectural elegance and intellectual grandeur, Reinhard Görner’s Uris Library, Ithaca immerses viewers in the ornate beauty of Cornell University’s iconi...

Category

2010s Conceptual Photography

Materials

C Print, Lambda

Uris Library, Ithaca, Cornell University, Large Scale Architectural Photograph
Uris Library, Ithaca, Cornell University, Large Scale Architectural Photograph

Uris Library, Ithaca, Cornell University, Large Scale Architectural Photograph

By Reinhard Görner

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A mesmerizing portrait of architectural elegance and intellectual grandeur, Reinhard Görner’s Uris Library, Ithaca immerses viewers in the ornate beauty of Cornell University’s iconi...

Category

2010s Conceptual Photography

Materials

C Print, Lambda

Allegoria, Library Wolfenbüttel
Allegoria, Library Wolfenbüttel

Allegoria, Library Wolfenbüttel

By Reinhard Görner

Located in Los Angeles, CA

50 x 51.5 inches ed of 10 $6000 60 x 62 inches ed of 7 $9000 70 x 72.3 inches ed of 5 $11000 signed and numbered on label, verso Reinhard Görner, with his large format photograph...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Photography

Materials

C Print, Lambda

Boschereccia Palazzo, Hercolani, Bologna

Boschereccia Palazzo, Hercolani, Bologna

By Reinhard Görner

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Boschereccia Palazzo Hercolani, Bologna, Italy 2022 50 x 62.5 inches ed. of 10 $6,000 60 x 75 inches ed. of 7 $9,000 70 x 87.5 inches ed. of 5 $11,000 signed and numbered on labe...

Category

2010s Conceptual Photography

Materials

C Print, Lambda

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