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The Outburst

Photograph
1989 (made), 1991 (published)
Artist/Maker
Jeff Wall (photographer)

Jeff Wall, 'The Outburst', for the portfolio 'In a Dream: Photographers + Friends United Against Aids'. USA, 1991.


Object details

Categories
Photographs
Needlework Accessories
Making It Up: Photographic Fictions
Object type
Photograph
TitleThe Outburst (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Dye destruction print
Brief description
Jeff Wall, 'The Outburst', for the portfolio 'In a Dream: Photographers + Friends United Against Aids'. USA, 1991.
Dimensions
  • Height: 458mm
  • Width: 615mm
Gallery label
  • Wall is one of the most influential practitioners of tableau photography. This often involves directing actors on elaborately constructed sets in the manner of film production. The central figure in this staged scene is captured at the height of a violent emotional outburst. The viewer is left to imagine the narrative surrounding this frozen moment.(11/08/2011-27/11/2011)
  • Label for 'Making It Up: Photographic Fictions' (3 May 2013 - 12 January 2014): Jeff Wall (born 1946) The Outburst From the portfolio In a Dream You Saw a Way to Survive and You Were Full of Joy 1989 Wall is one of the most influential practitioners of contemporary tableau photography. This type of photography often involves directing actors on elaborately constructed sets in the manner of a film production. The central figure in this staged scene is captured at the climax of a violent emotional outburst. The viewer is left to imagine the story behind this frozen moment. Dye destruction print Published by the charity Photographers + Friends United Against AIDS, New York Museum no. E.383-1992
Object history
Published by the charity Photographers + Friends United Against AIDS, New York
Bibliographic reference
Published in V&A Publications/Thames and Hudson 'Making It Up: Photographic Fictions' 2018, by Marta Weiss
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.383-1992

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Record createdMarch 17, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O200250/the-outburst-photograph-jeff-wall/
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