Jeff WALL<br/>
Canadian 1946-<br/>
<em>A sudden gust of wind (after Hokusai)</em> 1993 <br/>
transparency in light box, unique state <br/>
229.0 x 377.0 cm <br/>
Tate, London  <br/>
Purchased with the assistance from the Patrons of New Art through the Tate Gallery Foundation and from the National Art Collections Fund, 1995 (T06951)<br/>
© Jeff Wall

Jeff Wall Photographs

The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia, Fed Square

Ground Level

30 Nov 12 – 17 Mar 13

Jeff Wall is one of the most influential and outstanding contemporary photographers working today. He has frequently been called a modern storyteller, and his work is shaped by his profound awareness of Western art and literature. One strand of his practice is conceptual and involves small-scale, thoughtful observations of ‘things’ that appear to have been photographed in situ. The other strand comprises more complex activities, generally including people that are then meticulously re-enacted for the camera. This is a unique opportunity to see the Canadian-born artist’s work in Melbourne. Spanning 1978 to 2010, the exhibition features 26 photographs drawn from throughout his career including several large scale works and major light box transparency works such as After ‘Invisible Man’ by Ralph Ellison, the Prologue 1999–2000 and the extraordinary, A Sudden Gust of Wind (after Hokusai) 1993.

Organised by the Art Gallery of Western Australia in association with the National Gallery of Victoria

Select Works

Jeff WALL
Canadian 1946-
A woman and her doctor 1980-81
transparency in light box, 3/3
100.5 x 155.5 cm
Collection of the artist
© Jeff Wall
Jeff WALL
Canadian 1946-
Untangling (1994, printed 2006)
transparency in light box, AP
189.0 x 223.5 cm
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased NGV Foundation and with the assistance of NGV Contemporary, 2006 (2006.426)
© Jeff Wall
Jeff WALL
Canadian 1946-
Adrian Walker, artist, drawing from a specimen in a laboratory in the Dept. of Anatomy at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver 1992
transparency in light box, AP
119.0 x 164.0 cm
Collection of the artist
© Jeff Wall
Jeff WALL
Canadian 1946-
A sudden gust of wind (after Hokusai) 1993
transparency in light box, unique state
229.0 x 377.0 cm
Tate, London
Purchased with the assistance from the Patrons of New Art through the Tate Gallery Foundation and from the National Art Collections Fund, 1995 (T06951)
© Jeff Wall
Jeff WALL
Canadian 1946-
The Destroyed Room 1978
transparency in light box, AP
159.0 x 234.0 cm
Collection of the artist
© Jeff Wall
Jeff WALL
Canadian 1946-
Volunteer 1996
black and white photograph, AP
221.5 x 313.0 cm
Collection of the artist
© Jeff Wall
Jeff WALL
Canadian 1946-
After ‘Invisible Man’ by Ralph Ellison, the Prologue 1999-2000
transparency in light box, AP
174.0 x 250.5 cm
Collection of the artist
© Jeff Wall
Jeff WALL
Canadian 1946-
Ivan Sayers, costume historian, lectures at the University Women’s Club, Vancouver, 7 Dec. 2009. Virginia Newton-Moss wears a British ensemble c.1910, from Sayers’ collection 2009
colour photograph, AP
182.5 x 224.3 cm
Collection of the artist
© Jeff Wall
Jeff WALL
Canadian 1946-
Boy falls from tree 2010
colour photograph, AP
226.0 x 305.3 cm
Collection of the artist
© Jeff Wall