Arnaud Maggs - Works

Works

Characteristic of Maggs' early work are his black-and-white portraits taken from the front, side and back, and presented in grid formation exemplified in the internationally acclaimed portraits of Joseph Beuys, Joseph Beuys: 100 Frontal Views, Düsseldorf, 21.10.80 and Joseph Beuys: 100 Profile Views, Düsseldorf, 21.10.80. Created in Beuys' Düsseldorf home in 1980, the images appear to be identical, but are 200 different photographs of Beuys attempting to sit completely still. In 2006, Maggs was awarded the Governor General's Award in Visual and Media Arts. In 2012 Maggs was awarded the Scotiabank Photography Award.

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