Andreas Gursky
Born in 1955 · Germany
Making the structures of the contemporary world visible.
The story
Trained in the context of the Düsseldorf School, Andreas Gursky photographs vast spaces, architecture and collective activities. His often monumental images allow the viewer to move from an overall arrangement to a multitude of details. Digital processing and construction are part of this approach. Shops, crowds and landscapes become places in which to observe rhythms, systems and relationships of scale.
Understanding the work
Alternate between a distant view and close reading. Look for accumulation, pattern and the construction of the image.
Key works and series
Rhine II; Times Square, New York; 99 Cent; spaces of consumption.
Sources & further exploration
Works in collections.
10 recordsPhotographs to explore on museum and library websites, with titles, dates and processes. Each link opens the collection record and its image where one is available.
