ANDREAS GURSKY 03/10/2015 - 24/01/2016

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From Analogue to Digital Photography: Bernd and Hilla Becher

Some historians of photography claim that a radical divide exists between analogue and digital photography At first glance the analogue photographs of Bernd and Hilla Becher on the one hand and digital works of Andreas Gursky on the other would seem to confirm this distinction

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G A G O S I A N Andreas Gursky Bibliography

Jobey Liz “Andreas Gursky: ‘The perfect image is not something that can be taught’’ Financial Times January 12 Nayeri Farah “Andreas Gursky Is Taking Photos of Things That Do Not Exist” The New York Times January 29 Sherwin Skye “Andreas Gursky’s Amazon: exposing the mindlessly cruel forces of

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Who is Andreas Gursky?

From images of nature to photographs of cities, crowds, and commercial products, Andreas Gursky invents new worlds from existing elements, constructing tableaux based on his methodical observations. In his large-format, high-definition photographs, he presents hyperfocused scenes that privilege neither foreground nor background.

Does Gursky reject photography's documentary function?

In light of the metaphorical reading of the Bechers' analogue mode of photo graphic comportment, which sees it as a subtle critique of positivism, modernism, and technological utopianism in the post-1950s world, Gursky's by no means exclusive turn to digital photography does not indicate a rejection of photography's documentary function.

What does Gursky do for a living?

In addition to his work focusing on social phenomena, entertainment, and urban planning, Gursky is interested in capturing the realities of the planet, often narrowing in on bodies of water, from the Rhine in Germany to the Chao Phraya in Thailand.

When did Gursky start arranging his photographic montages?

In the early 2000s Gursky began arranging his photographic montages according to classical patterns of representation. The Pyongyang photographs (2007), in particular—which show colorful, kaleidoscopic crowds of performers in North Korea—recall compositional methods used during the Renaissance.

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