MARC STRAUS

Thomas Bangsted shares with Sarah Rose Sharp at Hyperallergic how he reconstructs moments from the past with present-day photography. "In his third exhibition of photographs at Marc Straus, photographer Thomas Bangsted presents large-scale photographs that recreate historical maritime scenes through a painstaking process of shooting, collecting, and aggregating present-day images. The seven black-and-white pigment prints… Read More...

The Louisiana Museum of Modern Art in Denmark produced two great videos on Thomas Bangsted a few years ago. If you are curious about his photographic processes, inspirations (such as Dazzle Camouflage Ships and Robert Cumming) and ideas, please enjoy them below. https://vimeo.com/119224786 https://vimeo.com/119429092 Read More...

Patterns, systems, and networks are all around us, and in this digital age we are increasingly aware of their influence on our lived experience. This exhibition explores some of the ways in which human beings create and manipulate patterns, and why we are intrinsically driven to do so. Thomas Bangsted's Last of the Dreadnoughts is… Read More...

War has long served as a driver for innovation. This was particularly true during World War I, pursued largely by the German Navy through largescale U-boat attacks on military and merchant ships alike, that drove the invention of Dazzle Camouflage. [caption id="attachment_700" align="alignnone" width="803"] 2013Pigment print20.5 x 26.5 inches / 52.07 x 67.31 cm[/caption] Dazzle… Read More...