Andreas Gursky is one of the most famous photographers in the world. His work is the result of impressive technical skill and a great degree of precision.
Andreas GurskySeptember 12–November 14, 2020
It went against all he had been taught. But this image of Salerno harbour was a turning point for the great photographer, paving the way to his epic landscapes
En el universo de Gursky el ser humano pierde su sexo y su edad, no es más que una hormiga dentro de la colonia, tan individualizable como pueda ser una de
One of the most famous of the contemporary art photographers is Andreas Gursky. Gursky was born in Leipzig, Germany in 1955. He makes large-scale colour photographs distinctive for their incisive and critical look at the effect of capitalism and globalisation on contemporary life. Gursky studied under Bernd and Hilla Becher (see previous blog post) at the Düsseldorf Kunstakademie in the early 1980s and first adopted a style and method closely following the Bechers’ systematic approach to photography, creating small black-and-white prints. In the early 1980s, however, he broke from this tradition, using colour film and spontaneous observation to make a series of images of people at leisure, such as hikers, swimmers and skiers, depicted as tiny protagonists in a vast landscape. Since the 1990s Gursky has concentrated on sites of commerce and tourism, making work that draws attention to today’s burgeoning high-tech industry and global markets. His imagery ranges from the vast, anonymous architecture of modern day hotel lobbies, apartment buildings and warehouses to stock exchanges and parliaments in places from as far a field as Shanghai, Brasília, Los Angeles and Hong Kong. Although his work adopts the scale and composition of historical landscape paintings, his photographs are often derived from inauspicious sources: a black and white photograph in a newspaper, for example, that is then researched at length before the final photograph is shot and often altered digitally before printing. Andreas Gursky has exhibited internationally, including Sydney Biennial (2000), 25th São Paolo Biennial (2002) and Shanghai Biennale (2002) and Venice Biennale of Architecture (2004). He has had numerous solo exhibitions, including Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg (1998), Museum of Modern Art, New York; Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, Madrid; Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris (all 2001), Haus der Kunst, Munich (2007), Museum fur Moderne Kunst, Frankfurt (2008) and Moderna Museet, Stockholm (2009). 1982 Desk Attendants, Spaeter, Duisburg 1993 Montparnasse 1994 Hong Kong Island 1994 Hong Kong Shanghai Bank 1995 Centre Georges Pompidou 1996 Prada 1998 Bundestag 2000 EM Arena II 2000 Shanghai 2001 Avenue of the Americas 2002 Copan 2003 PCF, Paris 2005 Bahrain I 2006 May Day V 2007 Kamiokande 2008 Untitled XVI 2009 Bibliotek 2009 Jumeirah Palm
Diptych 99 cent store. Foto: Andreas Gursky
It went against all he had been taught. But this image of Salerno harbour was a turning point for the great photographer, paving the way to his epic landscapes
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Andreas Gurksy’s monumental photographs fill the viewer with awe – but are huge works like his still relevant in the age of the smartphone camera? Jason Farago thinks not.
Andreas Gursky in mostra alla Hayward Gallery di Londra dal 25 gennaio Definito come il più rilevante e significativo fotografo della nostro tempo, Andrea Gursky è stato uno degli allievi dei coniugi Becher nella fortunata classe dell’Accademia di Düsseldorf insieme a Thomas Struth, Thomas Ruff, Candida Höfer e Axel Hütte. Dal 25 gennaio 2018 le sale […]
About a week before I was invited to write this essay, I had a conversation with artist Sara Cwynar in which she asked, “What can Gursky do today to surprise us?” This text is not a direct answer to her question. But it is my attempt to articulate the value of Gursky’s landscape …
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Find our more about the exhibition Andreas Gursky: Not Abstract II at West 21st Street, New York. Installation views, works, editorial content, press, and more.
It went against all he had been taught. But this image of Salerno harbour was a turning point for the great photographer, paving the way to his epic landscapes
Andreas GurskySeptember 12–November 14, 2020
Andreas Gursky is a German visual artist known for his large format architecture and landscape color photographs, often employing a high po...
Rhein II, a digitally altered photograph by Andreas Gursky was just sold for $4.3 Million, making it the most expensive photograph ever sold.
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Andreas Gursky (*1955) is considered one of the most important photographers in the world, an artist who has expanded the boundaries of the photographic medium like few before him. His complex, large-format images—some of which have attained iconic status—show spectacular landscapes and elaborate interiors, combining technical virtuosity with a painterly eye. His work casts a relentless gaze on the age of globalization, rigorously dissecting the effects of modernity. The Dusseldorf-based artist has been associated with the gallery since 1993.
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Transitorische AbläufeDie Bildwelt von Andreas Gursky hat, seit seine Arbeiten zu Beginn der neunziger Jahre einem breiten Publikum bekannt geworden sind, sofort eine starke Faszination ausgeübt, ihn und den Stil seiner Arbeiten schnell berühmt werden lassen. Es ist mitunter der verblüffend einfache Vorgang der Nahsicht der einzelnen Teile und der klassische Betrachterwechsel, der in der Addition der Teile zu einem grossen, mächtigen Bildeindruck führt, dem diese Faszination zu verdanken ist. Genauso lassen sich noch andere Merkmale feststellen, etwa die Bildlichkeit transitorischer Vorgänge, die das Zeitzeichengleiche in den Arbeiten Andreas Gurskys besonders stark sichtbar werden lässt. Kein anderer Künstler, der mit Fotografie arbeitet, hat so zielgerichtet und bereits in seinen ersten Arbeiten ein Wechselspiel verschiedener optischer wie semantischer Welten in seinem Werk vorgeführt. Ob das nun beispielsweise die in den Regalen wie Skulpturen aufgestellten Nike-Schuhe sind, deren Präsentation in Vermehrung und strenger geometrischer Ausrichtung zu einem minimalistischen Akt selbst werden, oder so scheinbar nichtssagende Sujets wie die des Rheins bei Düsseldorf, in denen das Abwesende zur Darstellung kommt. In seinen neuen Arbeiten zeigt er in dieser ihm völlig eigenen Bildsprache den Kosmos des bekannten und nicht erfahrbaren Exotismus, des vermeintlich global abrufbaren Zeichens. Erstmals wieder seit 1998 kommt es jetzt zu einer überblicksweisen Präsentation von Arbeiten Andreas Gurskys in Deutschland, der Katalog mit eigens vom Künstler ausgewählter und zusammengestellter Bildstrecke ist die erste Publikation seit der grossen Einzelausstellung 2001 im Museum of Modern Art in New York. Ausstellungen: Haus der Kunst, München, 17/02–13/05/07 Sharjah Art Museum, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, 28/11/2007–27/01/2008 National Gallery of Victoria, Australien, 20/11/08–22/02/09
Andreas GurskySeptember 12–November 14, 2020
