Archive, Matrix, Assembly: The Photography of Thomas Struth

Author: Nana Last
Softcover
Publisher: Oro Editions, 2021
ISBN 978-1-943532-82-7
200 pages
7 x 10 1/2 in. (17.8 x 26.7 cm)
$34.95

The first comprehensive theory of Thomas Struth’s main body of photographic work, from the late 1970s – 2018, is presented in a new book by #nanalast. The author examines the trajectory of Struth’s photographic evolution in, as the title suggests, three stages: archive, matrix, and assembly. Together, the three stages form a developmental system that characterizes the individual photographs, their relation to their subject matter, and how they form larger, significant collections of images.

The book project accomplishes three main goals: it develops a comprehensive, critical reading of the work; it serves as a monograph of the artist; and it provides an extensive analysis of the photographs at all stages, including his more recent photographs, which are placed on par with the earlier work for which Struth first became internationally renowned.

About the Artist

Thomas Struth (b. 1954 in Geldern, Germany) is best known for his genre-defying photographs. His individual photographic practice often penetrates places of the human imagination in order to scrutinize the landscapes of invention, technology, and beyond. Celebrated for his diverse body of work, Struth continues to advance his vocabulary with each new series while maintaining the principles core to his practice.

About the Author

Nana Last is an art and architecture theorist. She is an associate professor of Architecture and founding director of the PhD Program in the Constructed Environment at the University of Virginia, and author of Wittgenstein’s House: Language, Space and Architecture (Fordham, 2008).

“A single genre or theme cannot define Struth’s work. Instead, its constant evolution proves his ability to continue to diversify his art and seek out the unknown throughout his career.”
—Dani Martin, Musée Magazine

The publication is available at the MGG Shop, Oro Editions, and König Bookstore