Over the past thirty years, Rineke Dijkstra (Dutch, b. 1959) has produced a sensitive and eloquent body of photographic and video work. Her large-scale photographs and video installations reference historical Dutch paintings from the 17th century in their formal manner and attention to detail, yet she has reimagined the genre of portraiture for today. Read more.
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