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Artist
Andreas Gursky
b. 1955, Leipzig, East Germany · German · Based in Düsseldorf, Germany
- Kunstakademie Düsseldorf under Bernd and Hilla Becher (1981–1987)
- Folkwang University of the Arts, Essen
- Monumental Color Photography
- Digital Compositing
- Global Capitalist Vistas
Andreas Gursky creates monumental photographs of factories, trading floors, landscapes, retail systems and crowds, often using digital manipulation to heighten structure and scale. His work turns global systems into visually overwhelming patterns.
Photography
Gallery Representation
Major Works
- 199999 Cent
- 1999Rhine II
- 1993Paris, Montparnasse
- 1999Chicago Board of Trade II
- 1996Rhein I
- 2007Kamiokande
- 2007Pyongyang I
- 2016Amazon
- 2011Bangkok I
- 2007Frankfurt
Museums & Public Collections
Interviews & Writing
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