Jeff Wall and the Concept of the Picture - 9781350137868

Taylor & Francis

Jeff Wall and the Concept of the PictureAuthor(s): Naomi Merritt\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom\nImprint: Bloomsbury Academic\nISBN-13: 9781350137868, 978-1350137868\nSynopsis\nThis book grapples with fundamental questions about the evolving nature of pictorial representation, and the role photography has played in this ongoing process. \n\nThese issues are explored through a close analysis of key themes that underpin the photography practice of Canadian artist Jeff Wall and through examining important works that have defined his oeuvre. Walls strategic revival of the picture has had a resounding influence on the development of contemporary art photography, by expanding the conceptual and technical frameworks of the medium and introducing a self-reflexive criticality. Naomi Merritt brings a new and original contribution to the scholarship on one of the most significant figures to have shaped the course of contemporary art photography since the.