Thomas Ruff: In Series, 1979–2024 at David Zwirner, Los Angeles — 13 Nov 2026–6 Feb 2027
David Zwirner Los Angeles presents Thomas Ruff: In Series, 1979–2024, the German photographer’s first major presentation in Los Angeles and his first solo show in the city in more than a decade. The survey brings together 11 series spanning more than four decades — from the early Interieurs and the large-format Porträts to Häuser, Sterne, nudes, Substrat, jpegs, Fotogramme, Negative, flower.s and the recent expériences lumineuses — tracing Ruff’s passage from analogue to digital photography and his long inquiry into how photographs make, and question, reality.
| Exhibition | Thomas Ruff: In Series, 1979–2024 |
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| Artist(s) | Thomas Ruff (b. 1958, Zell am Harmersbach, Germany; lives and works in Düsseldorf) |
| Gallery | David Zwirner, Los Angeles |
| Exhibition type | Solo exhibition — photography survey (11 series, 1979–2024) |
| Dates | 13 November 2026 – 6 February 2027. Opening reception: Friday 13 November 2026, 18:00–20:00 |
| Address | David Zwirner, 606 N Western Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90004, United States |
| Opening hours | Tuesday – Saturday, 10:00 – 18:00; closed Sunday and Monday |
| Phone | +1 310 777 1993 |
| [email protected] | |
| Gallery website | davidzwirner.com |
| Official exhibition page | Thomas Ruff: In Series, 1979–2024 — David Zwirner (press release) |
| Artist page | Thomas Ruff at David Zwirner |
| Social media | Gallery: Instagram @davidzwirner · Facebook · YouTube. No artist social accounts are linked on the official pages. |
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Cover image: Thomas Ruff, Porträt (A. Kachold), 1987. © Thomas Ruff / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Germany. Courtesy David Zwirner. Details are taken from the gallery’s official exhibition page and press release.