Jeff Wall

This large-format book is also the catalog of the Jeff Wall exhibition held at the Museo Tamayo Arte Contemporáneo in Mexico City. It includes some of his recent color photographs mounted in boxes of light, as well as great impressions in black and white. For the Canadian artist, his photographs are divided mainly into two categories: documentary, a representation of a specific place and space without manifest manipulation by the artist, and cinematographic, in which the event is recreated and restructured. This last category comprises from subtle movements of elements within a given situation to more elaborate approaches that lead to the construction of scenarios and other aspects of stage work. While Wall is dealing with two different working methods, he is keen to see how they are continually confused and overlapping throughout artistic practice. With abundant references to the outstanding natural environment and distinctive urban character of the city of Vancouver, where the artist lives and works, the group of photographs reproduced here focuses mainly on the work created in the last seven years. This selection offers a compelling look at the ways in which Wall continues to question and expand the way photography is defined and understood. Jeff Wall was awarded the 2002 Hasselblad Award and his work is one of the most recognized museums and collections.