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THE COLLECTION OF SENATOR AND MRS. THOMAS F. EAGLETON
THOMAS STRUTH (B. 1954)
Art Institute of Chicago I
Details
THOMAS STRUTH (B. 1954)
Art Institute of Chicago I
signed, titled, inscribed, numbered and dated 'Art Institute of Chicago I Chicago 1990 8⁄10 Print: 1992 Thomas Struth' (on the reverse)
chromogenic print, in artist's frame
overall: 69 7⁄8 x 82 3/8in. (177.4 x 209.3cm.)
Photographed in 1990 and printed in 1992, this work is number eight from an edition of ten
Art Institute of Chicago I
signed, titled, inscribed, numbered and dated 'Art Institute of Chicago I Chicago 1990 8⁄10 Print: 1992 Thomas Struth' (on the reverse)
chromogenic print, in artist's frame
overall: 69 7⁄8 x 82 3/8in. (177.4 x 209.3cm.)
Photographed in 1990 and printed in 1992, this work is number eight from an edition of ten
Provenance
Marian Goodman Gallery, New York.
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1992.
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1992.
Literature
H. Belting, Thomas Struth Museum Photographs, Munich 1993, p. 14.
T. Struth and R. Sennett, Thomas Struth: Strangers and Friends, Cambridge 1994, p. 77.
H. Klotz (ed.), Contemporary Art. Museum of Contemporary Art. ZKM Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe, Munich 1997 (illustrated in colour, p. 259).
W. Herzogenrath and H. Friedel (eds.), Von Beuys bis Cindy Sherman Sammlung Lothar Schirmer, Munich 1999, no. 306 (edition number one out of ten illustrated in colour, p. 287).
H. Belting, W. Grasskamp and C. Seidel, Museum Photographs: Thomas Struth, Munich 2005, pp. 7 and 109 (illustrated in colour, pp. 47 and 105).
M. Codognato, Thomas Struth: Struth, Milan 2008, p. 71.
A. Kruszynski, T. Bezzola and J. Lingwood (eds.), Thomas Struth: Photographs 1978-2010, New York 2010, p. 177, no. 4131 (illustrated in colour, pp. 118 and 199).
T. Struth and R. Sennett, Thomas Struth: Strangers and Friends, Cambridge 1994, p. 77.
H. Klotz (ed.), Contemporary Art. Museum of Contemporary Art. ZKM Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe, Munich 1997 (illustrated in colour, p. 259).
W. Herzogenrath and H. Friedel (eds.), Von Beuys bis Cindy Sherman Sammlung Lothar Schirmer, Munich 1999, no. 306 (edition number one out of ten illustrated in colour, p. 287).
H. Belting, W. Grasskamp and C. Seidel, Museum Photographs: Thomas Struth, Munich 2005, pp. 7 and 109 (illustrated in colour, pp. 47 and 105).
M. Codognato, Thomas Struth: Struth, Milan 2008, p. 71.
A. Kruszynski, T. Bezzola and J. Lingwood (eds.), Thomas Struth: Photographs 1978-2010, New York 2010, p. 177, no. 4131 (illustrated in colour, pp. 118 and 199).
Exhibited
Venice, Biennale di Venezia, Aperto '90, 1990 (another from the edition exhibited).
New York, Marian Goodman Gallery, Portraits and Museum Photographs, 1990 (another from the edition exhibited).
Bonn, Kunstverein Bonn, 10 Jahre Kunstfonds, 1991 (another from the edition exhibited; illustrated in colour, p. 87).
Düsseldorf, Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen, Aus der Distanz. Photographien von Bernd und Hilla Becher, Andreas Gursky, Candida Höfer, Axel Hütte, Thomas Ruff, Thomas Struth, Petra Wunderlich, 1991, p. 69 (another from the edition exhibited; illustrated in colour, p. 71).
Washington D.C., Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Directions: Thomas Struth: Museum Photographs, 1992, p. 6 (another from the edition exhibited).
Minneapolis, Walker Art Center, Photography in Contemporary German Art: 1960 to the Present, 1992-1993 (another from the edition exhibited). This exhibition later travelled to Dallas, Dallas Museum of Modern Art; Saint Louis, Saint Louis Art Museum; New York, Guggenheim Museum and Los Angeles, Lannan Foundation.
Vienna, Hochschule für Angewandte Kunst, Das Bild der Ausstellung - The Image of the Exhibition, 1993, p. 74, no. 6 (another from the edition exhibited).
Hamburg, Kunsthalle Hamburg, Photographie III - Thomas Struth - Museum Photographs, 1993-1994, p. 56, no. 14 (another from the edition exhibited; illustrated in colour, p. 57).
Hanover, Sprengel Museum, Die Orte der Kunst, 1994, pp. 25 and 98, no. 49 (another from the edition exhibited; illustrated in colour, p. 71).
Cologne, Museum Ludwig, Photographie in der deutschen Gegenwartskunst, 1993-1996, p. 162 (another from the edition exhibited and illustrated in colour, p. 106). This exhibition later travelled to Basel, Museum für Gegenwartskunst; Humlebaek, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art and Minneapolis, Walker Art Center.
Boston, The Institute of Contemporary Art, Thomas Struth Strangers and Friends: Photographs 1986-1992, 1994-1995, p. 105 (another from the edition exhibited; illustrated in colour, p. 77). This exhibition later travelled to London, Institute of Contemporary Arts and Toronto, Art Gallery of Ontario.
Nimes, Carré d'Art - Musée d'Art Contemporain de Nimes, Thomas Struth: Still, 1998-1999, p. 113 (another from the edition exhibited; illustrated in colour, p. 71). This exhibition later travelled to Amsterdam, Stedelijk Museum and Paris, Centre National de la Photographie.
Emdem, Kunsthalle In Emdem, Zwischen Schönheit Und Sachlichkeit - Boris Becker, Andreas Gursky, Candida Höfer, Axel Hütte, Thomas Ruff, Thomas Struth, 2002, pp. 94 and 109 (another from the edition exhibited; illustrated in colour, p. 95).
Madrid, Museo Nacional del Prado, Thomas Struth: Making Time, 2007, p. 108 (another from the edition exhibited; illustrated in colour, p. 61).
Naples, Museo d’Arte Contemporanea Donna Regina, Thomas Struth, 2008, p. 125 (another from the edition exhibited; illustrated in colour, p. 71).
Zurich, Kunsthaus Zürich, Thomas Struth Photographs 1978–2010, 2010-2012 (another from the edition exhibited). This exhibition later travelled to Dusseldorf, Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen and Porto, Museu de Serralves.
Frankfurt/Main, Städel Museum, Dialog der Meisterwerke. Hoher Besuch zum Jubiläum, 2015-2016 (another from the edition exhibited; illustrated in colour, p. 176).
Munich, Haus der Kunst, Thomas Struth: Figure Ground, 2017-2020, p. 313, cat. 4131 (another from the edition exhibited; illustrated in colour, pp.147 and 150-151). This exhibition later travelled to Bilbao, Guggenheim Museum.
Berlin, Galerie Max Hetzler, Thomas Struth, 2025 (another from the edition exhibited).
New York, Marian Goodman Gallery, Portraits and Museum Photographs, 1990 (another from the edition exhibited).
Bonn, Kunstverein Bonn, 10 Jahre Kunstfonds, 1991 (another from the edition exhibited; illustrated in colour, p. 87).
Düsseldorf, Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen, Aus der Distanz. Photographien von Bernd und Hilla Becher, Andreas Gursky, Candida Höfer, Axel Hütte, Thomas Ruff, Thomas Struth, Petra Wunderlich, 1991, p. 69 (another from the edition exhibited; illustrated in colour, p. 71).
Washington D.C., Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Directions: Thomas Struth: Museum Photographs, 1992, p. 6 (another from the edition exhibited).
Minneapolis, Walker Art Center, Photography in Contemporary German Art: 1960 to the Present, 1992-1993 (another from the edition exhibited). This exhibition later travelled to Dallas, Dallas Museum of Modern Art; Saint Louis, Saint Louis Art Museum; New York, Guggenheim Museum and Los Angeles, Lannan Foundation.
Vienna, Hochschule für Angewandte Kunst, Das Bild der Ausstellung - The Image of the Exhibition, 1993, p. 74, no. 6 (another from the edition exhibited).
Hamburg, Kunsthalle Hamburg, Photographie III - Thomas Struth - Museum Photographs, 1993-1994, p. 56, no. 14 (another from the edition exhibited; illustrated in colour, p. 57).
Hanover, Sprengel Museum, Die Orte der Kunst, 1994, pp. 25 and 98, no. 49 (another from the edition exhibited; illustrated in colour, p. 71).
Cologne, Museum Ludwig, Photographie in der deutschen Gegenwartskunst, 1993-1996, p. 162 (another from the edition exhibited and illustrated in colour, p. 106). This exhibition later travelled to Basel, Museum für Gegenwartskunst; Humlebaek, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art and Minneapolis, Walker Art Center.
Boston, The Institute of Contemporary Art, Thomas Struth Strangers and Friends: Photographs 1986-1992, 1994-1995, p. 105 (another from the edition exhibited; illustrated in colour, p. 77). This exhibition later travelled to London, Institute of Contemporary Arts and Toronto, Art Gallery of Ontario.
Nimes, Carré d'Art - Musée d'Art Contemporain de Nimes, Thomas Struth: Still, 1998-1999, p. 113 (another from the edition exhibited; illustrated in colour, p. 71). This exhibition later travelled to Amsterdam, Stedelijk Museum and Paris, Centre National de la Photographie.
Emdem, Kunsthalle In Emdem, Zwischen Schönheit Und Sachlichkeit - Boris Becker, Andreas Gursky, Candida Höfer, Axel Hütte, Thomas Ruff, Thomas Struth, 2002, pp. 94 and 109 (another from the edition exhibited; illustrated in colour, p. 95).
Madrid, Museo Nacional del Prado, Thomas Struth: Making Time, 2007, p. 108 (another from the edition exhibited; illustrated in colour, p. 61).
Naples, Museo d’Arte Contemporanea Donna Regina, Thomas Struth, 2008, p. 125 (another from the edition exhibited; illustrated in colour, p. 71).
Zurich, Kunsthaus Zürich, Thomas Struth Photographs 1978–2010, 2010-2012 (another from the edition exhibited). This exhibition later travelled to Dusseldorf, Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen and Porto, Museu de Serralves.
Frankfurt/Main, Städel Museum, Dialog der Meisterwerke. Hoher Besuch zum Jubiläum, 2015-2016 (another from the edition exhibited; illustrated in colour, p. 176).
Munich, Haus der Kunst, Thomas Struth: Figure Ground, 2017-2020, p. 313, cat. 4131 (another from the edition exhibited; illustrated in colour, pp.147 and 150-151). This exhibition later travelled to Bilbao, Guggenheim Museum.
Berlin, Galerie Max Hetzler, Thomas Struth, 2025 (another from the edition exhibited).
Further Details
Another example from the edition is in the collection of ZKM Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe (10⁄10).
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