Thomas Struth

Thomas Struth, Photograph, 1978-2010

edited by Anette Kruszynski, Tobia Bezzola, and James Lingwood

Monacelli Press: New York

2010

When you (read:I) look at Struth's museum series it's kind of the perfect idea. It's just kind of perfect. The images are intriguing, looking at people looking at art is interesting. Maybe because art is so loaded with meanings and when you look at art, you kind of hope to understand that meaning.... I'm not sure, looking at people looking at art I feel like Struth has shown us all some big joke that you miss when your actually in a museum or gallery.

Says Struth, "I wanted to remind my audience that when art works were made, they were not yet icons or museum pieces." "When a work of art becomes fetishized," the affable, articulate artist points out, "it dies." 

(from here)