Jeff Wall
1946–
Introduction
Jeffrey Wall, OC, RSA (born September 29, 1946) is a Canadian photographer. He is artist best known for his large-scale back-lit Cibachrome photographs and art history writing. Early in his career, he helped define the Vancouver School and he has published essays on the work of his colleagues and fellow Vancouverites Rodney Graham, Ken Lum, and Ian Wallace. His photographic tableaux often take Vancouver's mixture of natural beauty, urban decay, and postmodern and industrial featurelessness as their backdrop.
Wikidata identifier
Q550428
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Introduction
Canadian artist, art historian, and teacher.
Country of birth
Canada
Roles
Artist, painter, photographer, sculptor
ULAN identifier
500101667
Names
Jeff Wall, Jeffrey Wall
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