What does the jellyfish want? Bennett Simpson on the art of Christopher Williams.(Cover story)

From: Artforum International | Date: April 1, 2006| Author: Simpson, Bennett | Copyright information

I CAN'T BE ALONE IN FINDING A GREAT DEAL OF AFFECT IN THE PHOTOGRAPHS OF CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMS. This is dangerous to say, since affect in photography generally hews to subject matter--the pained look of a face, the pleasure or poignancy in a gesture--and it tends to be obvious, the easiest thing there is. Williams's most recent project, "For Example: Dix-Huit Lecons Sur La Societe Industrielle," is neither easy nor obvious. Its images bear no consistent theme, no singular style or t...

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