Thomas Ruff

Constellation

1990

Not on view

Date
1990

Classification
Photographs

Medium
Chromogenic print

Dimensions
Sheet: 23 7/8 × 19 15/16 in. (60.6 × 50.6 cm) Image: 18 7/8 × 12 5/8 in. (47.9 × 32.1 cm)

Accession number
2024.54.7

Edition
6/25

Credit line
Gift from the Emily Fisher Landau Collection

Rights and reproductions
© Thomas Ruff / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

API
artworks/38630

Part of a series:
"In a dream ..."
12 works

Small animal bones arranged on a wooden surface to spell the word "LEG".
Two black-and-white portraits show a woman standing with her back turned and text columns beside.
A bearded man with closed eyes has his head gently cradled by another person's hands.
Large translucent red-orange sheet with curved edge against a pale background.
A dense field of stars and faint nebulae shown within a dark rectangular print framed by a beige mat.
Young person with curly hair and a dirt-smeared face looking directly at the camera.
Bright poppy flowers cluster against a dark background beside a golden panel with distorted mask reflections.
Factory workers sew garments while a manager gestures and shows fabric to a seated woman.
An older man gestures at a teenage boy adjusting his shirt while a woman watches by the window.
Gray poster with centered white text quoting a dream about finding a way to survive and feeling joy.


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