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Provenance

Acquired directly from the artist

Literature

Tokyo Compression , Berlin: Peperoni Press, 2010 Tokyo Compression Revisited , Berlin: Peperoni Press, 2011 Catalogue note The work of Michael Wolf focuses mainly on megacities. His photographs document the architecture and culture of large cities. In his most famous series Tokyo Compression , he accumulates images of Tokyo subway passengers during rush hour. Taken from the platform, his images show portraits of passengers through the foggy windows of the subway trains. It makes visible the compression and isolation endured by the overloaded megalopolis and elevates it to a series of silent observations of these individuals, their gestures and expressions.

Catalog summary

MICHAEL WOLF 1954 - 2019 TOKYO COMPRESSION REVISITED, 2012 77 tirages pigmentaires chacun signé, titré, daté, numéroté '3/5' (+2AP) et annoté au crayon au verso page de garde avec numéro d'édition et copyright de l'artiste dans son coffret noir, signé et annoté au crayon à l'intérieur 77 archival pigment prints each signed, titled, dated, numbered '3/5' (+2AP) and annotated in pencil on the reverse title page with edition number and artist copyright housed in a black clamshell box with signature and information on the set inscribed in pencil inside chaque image / each image: 9 ⅝ x 7 ⅝ in.; 24,4 x 19,5 cm chaque feuille / each sheet: 10 ¼ x 8 ¼ in.; 26 x 21,1 cm Provenance Acquired directly from the artist Literature Tokyo Compression , Berlin: Peperoni Press, 2010 Tokyo Compression Revisited , Berlin: Peperoni Press, 2011 Catalogue note The work of Michael Wolf focuses mainly on megacities. His photographs document the architecture and culture of large cities. In his most famous series Tokyo Compression , he accumulates images of Tokyo subway passengers during rush hour. Taken from the platform, his images show portraits of passengers through the foggy windows of the subway trains. It makes visible the compression and isolation endured by the overloaded megalopolis and elevates it to a series of silent observations of these individuals, their gestures and expressions.