JEFF WALL APPEARANCE

The first big special exhibition in the new Kunsthalle Mannheim is dedicated to the international photo artist Jeff Wall (* 1946). H is trademarks are large-scale backlit light boxes, which appear like carefully composed film stills. The art historian ties his work s in manifold ways to art history and, due to his elaborate arrangements, is often compared to modern masters like Eugène Delacroix and Edouard Manet.