CV132 - Jeff Wall, Photographs 1984–2023 – Kenneth Hayes
Ciel variable 132 - Tableaux (Summer 2026)
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Jeff Wall, Photographs 1984-2003
Hits and B-sides
— Kenneth Hayes
The retrospective that the MOCA in Toronto devoted to Jeff Wall brought together both his early backlit lightbox works, large-scale tableau photographs, and more stripped-down black-and-white compositions. Like classic rock, Wall’s images are now more than ever treated as historical tableaux, according to Kenneth Hayes.While, in his view, “a scrim of time and familiarity blurs and softens their perception,” the exhibition clearly highlighted the Vancouver artist’s command of composition, framing, montage, and scale.
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Language : English & French
Digital Version : PDF, 10.6 Mo
Bibliographical Notice
Kenneth Hayes, “Jeff Wall, Photographs 1984–2023 – Hits and B-sides” in Ciel variable, No. 132, “Tableaux”, Montreal, 2026, p. 20-29.
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