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Artist
Thomas Demand
b. 1964, Munich, West Germany · German · Based in Berlin, Germany & Los Angeles, California, USA
- MA in Fine Art, Goldsmiths College, London (1994)
- Kunstakademie Düsseldorf (1992)
- Academy of Fine Arts, Munich
- Conceptual Photography
- 1:1 Scale Paper and Cardboard Models
- Architectural Sculptures
Thomas Demand builds full-scale paper models of rooms and places sourced from media images, photographs them, and then destroys the models. His pictures often depict sites connected to political or historical events but remove people and incidental detail.
Photography; sculpture; film
Gallery Representation
Artist Films
Thomas Demand – Presidency | TateShots
Major Works
- 1995Office
- 1997Bathroom
- 2011Control Room
- 2004Kitchen
- 1995Staircase
- 2001Poll
- 2003Clearing
- 2007Embassy
- 2008Presidency
- 2012Pacific Sun
Museums & Public Collections
Interviews & Writing
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