Sentences with phrase «critique photographic representation»

By the end of the 70s, many artists turned to photography as a vehicle through which to critique photographic representation and to subvert an art system premised on the notion of the original.

By the end of this decade, many artists turned to photography as a vehicle through which to critique photographic representation itself and to subvert an art system premised on the notion of the original.

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Jo Spence (b. 1934 — d. 1992) was a key figure on the UK photographic scene from the mid-seventies and was a crucial voice in debates on photography and the critique of representation.

Jo Spence (b. 1934 — d. 1992) emerged as a key figure in the mid 1970s from the British photographic left, crucial in debates on photography and the critique of representation.

As is well known, artists such as Cindy Sherman and Louise Lawler emerged in the late 1970s with work that effected a critique of representation through the détournement of photographic and filmic tropes.