Jeff Wall

This is kind of a random request, but if anyone knows where I can find a high-res version of Jeff Wall's photographs "Rear, 304 East 25th Avenue, Vancouver, 9 May 1997, 1:14 & 1:17 p.m." (only one of the pair of shown), or what book(s) they are collected in, or how to order prints, or know of any interviews where Wall talks about these photos, etc etc etc… I'd be very much obliged if you'd let me know via comments or email.

UPDATE: I found this amazing Flash show from the Tate Modern, which is currently showcasing a Jeff Wall retrospective. Unfortunately, the photographs I'm looking for aren't included, but go check it out anyway -- breathtaking work, especially "After Invisible Man, by Ralph Ellison, the Prologue."

Comments

[Kriston]

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Hey Thad,

You'll want to check Catalogue Raisonné 1978–2004 once it's published in January. It compiles many previously unprinted plates, interviews, and secondary sources. Dunno if it will include this piece, but it's the place to look; I scanned his other monographs (Photographs or Figures & Places) and couldn't find it. (Highly recommend his writings, btw.)

Purchasing a print doesn't look likely, unfortunately; the Artnet link indicates that the photo was printed in an extremely limited edition. It might be worth it to contact Galería Helga de Alvear to confirm that the prints are sold. If they are, you could ask for catalogues from any shows in which it was exhibited.

[DJA]

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Thanks Kriston.

I already wrote to Steidel (publishers of the Catalogue Raisonné and asked to see the list of works included in the book -- and for some unaccountable reason they refused. (Exact quote: "We do not have that information to give out anywhere other than in the book itself.") So I wrote back and asked if they could at least tell me if the set of photographs I'm interested in are included, but I haven't heard back yet.

I'll try the Galería next -- perhaps I'll have better luck with them. I might also try writing to the Tate Modern.

[Mike Baggetta]

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Wow - this is really old, but oddly enough I stumbled upon this in a websearch for Jeff Wall. In case you didn't know, he has a retrospective beginning next week at MoMA...

[DJA]

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Hey Mike,

I actually didn't know that, but obviously that's very exciting news! My most recent piece for Pulse is also based on a Jeff Wall photo.

[Alan Hayes]

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This picture is in the MOMA show, apparently. (I haven't seen it yet, but did attend the lecture Wall gave Monday night (2/27/07). If you were there then this is old news but he showed a slide of this piece and mentioned that he was particularly pleased that it was included in the present show as it had never made the final cut in previous exhibitions, presumably against his own preference in the matter.

I couldn't say for sure, but I suspect that there may be only one picture and not a pair or a series, the two times referring to separate pictures that combined make up the piece.

Just checked the show catalog and it is in the show. It's described in the catalog as a montage of two silver-gelatin prints. As nearly as I can tell from the description I think they are saying that it consists of prints of two exposures, physically joined to make one picture, and not digitally manipulated.

It's 7.5 x 11.5 feet and I can hardly wait to see it.

There's also a show of recent work simultaneously at the Marian Goodman Gallery.
http://mariangoodman.com/mg/nyc.html

I share your enthusiasm for Wall's work. I saw a couple of his pieces at the Whitney Biennial in '95, forgot his name, though I never forgot his work, and some years later spent a couple of years trying to figure out who he was. I think his work had a considerable role in my eventually getting serious involved in photography.

[Alan Hayes]

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That's Monday the 26th, of course!

[DJA]

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I couldn't say for sure, but I suspect that there may be only one picture and not a pair or a series, the two times referring to separate pictures that combined make up the piece.

Yes, that's it exactly. I eventually figured it out.

It's crunch time for me, but I'm really looking forward to checking out the show as soon as I get a free moment.