Not exact matches
His
installation at MASS MoCA will include a selection of
photographic works and a sculpture built for the gallery which will
play off those images and the materials involved in their production, storage, and presentation.
The remaining funds went to more contemporary works: a 1974
photographic suite by John Baldessari called «Portrait: Artist's Identity Hidden with Various Hats» for $ 500,000, and a 2009 neon
installation by Glenn Ligon that
plays on the word «America» for $ 100,000.
Furthermore, Tillmans has transformed the understanding of
photographic exhibition making through his daring and original
installations,
playing with scale, formats, framing and presentation to produce immersive experiences that have inspired subsequent generations of artists.»
The young artist has erected a trio of
installations that
play with
photographic history, the physics of light and the notion of a lighthouse.