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Photographs: $14.0K medianWorks on paper: $79.1K medianPaintings: $40.8K medianSculpture/objects: $36.0K medianUnclassified lots: $38.7K medianEditioned photos: $21.0K medianBooks/portfolios: $2.9K medianEditioned objects: $96.3K median
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Hatje Cantz · 2014
Hatje Cantz · 2014
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Hatje Cantz · 1997
Exhibition Catalog 6
Thomas Ruff Author
Hatje Cantz · 2019
Hatje Cantz · 2003
Hatje Cantz · 2003
Hatje Cantz · 2001
Hatje Cantz · 2000
Group Catalog 1
Hatje Cantz · 2008
Survey 2
Hatje Cantz · 2021
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The Museum of Contemporary Art in Belgrade presents "Personal Stories / Political Realities," a major international exhibition in collaboration with t…
This editorial compilation highlights a series of exhibitions and artist profiles focusing on the intimate relationship between drawing, painting, and…
The German auction house Lempertz is set to host its spring photography auction, featuring 70 high-caliber works from the renowned collection of Miami…
This article previews a series of upcoming contemporary art exhibitions scheduled for 2025 and 2026 across Paris and Malta. Key highlights include the…
The article examines the historical and current state of the Fondazione Bevilacqua La Masa in Venice, an institution founded in 1898 through the will …
Contemporary photographers are increasingly rejecting traditional cameras in favor of alternative, camera-less techniques such as photograms, cyanotyp…
A diverse array of international photography festivals and exhibitions are scheduled for May 2026. Key events include Bieler Fototage in Switzerland, …
The Kunsthalle Bremen has opened "Remix. Photographie – Fiktion und Wahrheit," an exhibition drawn from its permanent collection that explores the ten…
German sculptor Stephan Balkenhol has unveiled two new hand-painted bronze editions, "Man in a White Shirt and Black Pants 2026" and "Venus 2026." Rel…
López de la Serna CAC has launched a collective exhibition exploring the evolution of portraiture through the works of four major contemporary artists…
Christie’s Paris has announced two major contemporary art auctions scheduled for late 2023, consisting of a live sale on December 6 and an online sale…
Jorge M. Pérez, the Miami-based real estate developer and art collector, has donated more than 80 photographic works to the Pérez Art Museum Miami (PA…
The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York has received a promised gift of more than 6,500 works from German American photography collector Artur Walt…
The Langen Foundation in Neuss, outside Düsseldorf, is hosting a rare public exhibition of the Ringier Collection, featuring 500 works from artists in…
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Past Exhibitions19
expand_moreThomas Ruff
606 N Western Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90004, United States
Jan 30, 2025
Thomas Ruff UNTITLED# & D.O.PE.
Thomas Ruff
Irmgardstraße 28, 40235 Düsseldorf, Germany
May 16, 2024 — Jul 27, 2024
Thomas Ruff
606 N Western Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90004, United States
Jan 14, 2021 — Mar 6, 2021
Thomas Ruff
Feb 9, 2018 — Apr 7, 2018
Karl Blossfeldt, Francis Bruguière, Thomas Ruff
Karl Blossfeldt, Francis Bruguière, Thomas Ruff
44 E 6th St, Cincinnati, OH 45202, USA
Jan 1, 2018
Started 21 September 2018 Ended 13 January 2019 Karl Blossfeldt, Francis Bruguière, Thomas Ruff No Two Alike: Karl Blossfeldt, Francis Bruguière, Thomas Ruff...
Thomas Ruff
317 Dundas St W, Toronto, ON M5T 1G4, Canada
Apr 28, 2016 — Jul 27, 2016
Thomas Ruff
317 Dundas St W, Toronto, ON M5T 1G4, Canada
Jan 1, 2016
Thomas Ruff: Object Relations April 28 - August 1, 2016 Learn More
Thomas Ruff
via lift or stairs, Potsdamer Str. 81e/Top floor / Obergeschoss, 10785 Berlin, Germany
Nov 8, 2013 — Jan 25, 2014
Thomas Ruff
28/36 Wellesley Street East, Auckland CBD, Auckland 1010, New Zealand
Mar 26, 2010 — Apr 24, 2010
Thomas Ruff
7 Gal de Montpensier, 75001 Paris, France
Jan 7, 2006 — Feb 17, 2006
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Art Fair Appearances44
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2026
Art Basel — Basel
2026
Miart — Milan
2026
ARCOmadrid — Madrid
2025
Art Basel — Basel
2025
Art Basel Paris — Paris
2025
Art Basel — Basel
2024
Art Basel Hong Kong — Hong Kong
2024
Art Basel Miami Beach — Miami Beach
2024
artgenève — Geneva
2024
Frieze Seoul — Seoul
2024
Art Basel — Basel
2023
Frieze London — London
2023
Miart — Milan
2023
The Armory Show — New York
2023
Art Basel — Basel
2022
Miart — Milan
2022
Miart — Milan
2021
ARCOmadrid — Madrid
2020
Art Basel Hong Kong — Hong Kong
2020
Frieze London — London
2020
ARCOmadrid — Madrid
2019
Art Basel — Basel
2019
Art Basel Hong Kong — Hong Kong
2019
Frieze London — London
2019
Miart — Milan
2019
ZONAMACO — Mexico City
2019
ARCOmadrid — Madrid
2018
Art Basel — Basel
2018
Art Basel Hong Kong — Hong Kong
2018
Art Basel Miami Beach — Miami Beach
2018
FIAC — Paris
2018
The Armory Show — New York
2018
ZONAMACO — Mexico City
2018
Art Basel Miami Beach — Miami Beach
2017
The Armory Show — New York
2017
ZONAMACO — Mexico City
2017
ARCOmadrid — Madrid
2016
Art Basel — Basel
2016
Frieze London — London
2016
Paris Photo — Paris
2016
The Armory Show — New York
2016
Art Basel Hong Kong — Hong Kong
2015
Frieze London — London
2015
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ARCOmadrid 2026
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Art Basel Paris 2025
Oct 24, 2025
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