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Offset print on thick archival HQ paper. Hand signed and numbered verso in pencil. In an abysmal reaction to a review of his work in the Berlin art magazine 'Text zur Kunst', Demand has cut out the corresponding letters of an essential line in this article from red paper by hand, and combined them into a text image in the wake of conceptualism. With this volte-face of a “critique of critique” he establishes an art-historical reference to works of post-war art in which artists explicitly refer to the practice of art criticism.

Thomas Demand’s Texte zur Kunst (2010) is an offset print that transforms language into a striking visual composition through scale, typography, and graphic clarity. The work presents a block of bold red German text arranged against a white background, emphasizing both the material presence of words and their ideological charge. Demand frequently explores the relationship between image, media, and interpretation, often focusing on how meaning is constructed and reproduced. Here, the enlarged typographic format recalls advertising, political slogans, or editorial design, while the dense phrasing invites closer reading and reflection. The tension between visual immediacy and intellectual complexity reflects Demand’s broader engagement with communication, cultural memory, and systems of representation.

Thomas Demand (Germany, 1964) is a conceptual artist known for his meticulously crafted, life-sized paper and cardboard models, which he photographs to create hyper-realistic images. His works often reconstruct significant or mundane scenes, exploring memory, truth, and artifice. Demand’s art has been exhibited globally, including at the Venice Biennale.

Thomas Demand

Texte zur Kunst, 2010

Name: Texte zur Kunst, 2010
SKU: 17541
Price: 780.00 EUR
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Limited Edition Print

Limited Edition PrintA limited edition print is one of a number of prints made at the same time from one printmaking plate. A fixed number are made and signed by the artist, indicating the printing order, using the format 1/10, meaning first of ten prints.

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Offset Print

Offset PrintOffset lithography is a printing technique where the inked image is first transferred (offset) from a plate to a rubber blanket and then to the printing surface. This method combines the lithographic process, which relies on the repulsion of water and oil, to keep non-printing areas ink-free by attracting a water-based film. Offset lithography was originally developed to reduce costs in reproducing artwork and is widely used for high-volume printing due to its efficiency and ability to produce sharp, consistent images.

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My work is in itself a ghost of my vision.
- Thomas Demand

Thomas Demand (b. 1964, Germany) is a contemporary German artist known for his meticulously crafted photographs that blur the lines between reality and artifice. Demand’s unique approach involves constructing life-sized models of interiors and environments entirely out of paper and cardboard, which he then photographs before destroying the models. These hyper-realistic yet entirely artificial scenes often reference historically significant or politically charged locations, creating a tension between the familiar and the fabricated. His work invites viewers to question the nature of memory, representation, and the reliability of photographic images. Demand’s photographs are devoid of people, focusing instead on the spaces and objects that evoke human presence and narrative. His work has been widely exhibited in major institutions, including the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the Neue Nationalgalerie in Berlin, establishing him as a significant figure in contemporary art. (Artist website)

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Sometimes referred to as Conceptualism, this is an art form where the idea(s) or concept(s) behind the work take precedence over material concerns and traditional aesthetics. Many conceptual artworks can be created by anyone simply by following written instructions. The concept or idea is the most essential aspect of the artwork.

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Thomas Demand

Texte zur Kunst, 2010

102 x 122 cm

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