Thomas Ruff - Nudes Ma.r.s; Substrats, jpegs - 2012

Thomas Ruff
Nudes Mars; substrates, JPEGs
2012
Gagosian
100 pages
This book was published in conjunction with Ruff's solo exhibition at the Gagosian Gallery in London in 2012. It is a collection of two books in one: 'ma.rs', which has Mars as its theme; 'Substrats', which abstracts and synthesizes images taken from anime and manga; 'jpegs', which deliberately uses low-resolution images to disintegrate them; and 'nudes', a series of blurred pornographic images. The book is accompanied by 3D glasses that allow viewers to see 'ma.rs' in three dimensions, just like in the exhibition. It also includes an essay by Geoff Dyer and a conversation between Ruff and Hans-Ulrich Obrist.