One of the most influential photographers working today, Thomas Ruff (b. 1958) has throughout his career asserted that the method used to create a photograph is for him a means to an end: “There’s not one way of making photographs. There are thousands of possibilities you can choose from.… I am just interested in the result and if the result is worth discussing.” This exhibition—the artist’s first major presentation in Los Angeles and his first solo show in the city in over a decade—will survey…