If any of this sounds familiar, you’ve been in the presence of research-based art. Every object on display is accompanied by a lengthy explanatory caption written by the artist, also available as a pamphlet. An illuminated table is covered in papers and newspaper clippings marked up with Post-its. Nearby, a 16-mm film whirs alongside a soporific voice-over. In a darkened corner, a slide projector clunks slowly through a carousel of images. On a bank of video monitors, talking heads are explaining something. Another is covered in hundreds of seemingly identical photographs. One gallery wall is plastered with graphs and charts. A plywood shelving unit holds rows of informational leaflets. POSTCARDS, FAXES, AND EMAIL PRINTOUTS lie wanly in a vitrine. View of “Wolfgang Tillmans: truth study center,” 2005, Maureen Paley, London.
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