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New groups of work by Andreas Gursky: an up-to-date view of the magnificent panoramas from the megastar of the international art scene. --Die Welt
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Andreas Gursky (*1955 in Leipzig) is one of the most important artists in the world to use large-format photographs as a means of expression. The Düsseldorf-based photographer is especially interested in congregations of people and the sites of their gatherings, ranging from the Tokyo Stock Exchange to mass raves. The realistic appearance of Andreas Gursky s final images the elements of which are adeptly reduced and digitally restructured also allow for conceptual interpretation; they are always based on the interplay between accurate reproduction and abstraction. This opulent publication focuses on the artist s most recent creations, two new groups of works reflecting on Formula One races and the famous Arirang Festival, a meticulously choreographed mass spectacle in the North Korean capital of Pyongyang, alongside landscapes.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Gursky's huge prints don't easily work in book format. But this book pretty much manages it by showing both the full prints and, sometimes, detail from a print. The photographs displayed here are absolutely stunning. About the only thing I dislike about the book is the somewhat pretentious introduction.
14 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Again and again, devotees of Gursky's work find themselves struggling to describe the sheer physical presence of his prints. Pristine, perfect and awe-inspiring as they are; they suck in the viewer, challenging one to see more, to make sense of this information overload.
Several coffee-table monographs on Gursky fail pitifully to convey the experience of viewing his best one man shows: such as that at the Tate Liverpool or this latest show at MOMA NY -from which this book arises.
This MOMA book succeeds where the others have failed: thanks to the skill of the designer, who takes portions -sometimes very small portions- of Gursky's images and places them in the book as intriguing puzzles. They become challenges to the reader to recognise what they are, from which images -and where they belong. They also serve as an implicit yard-stick. "my God" the reader realises, "if this double page spread is only that tiny part of the whole image, I can imagine just how b***** big and detailed the whole picture must be".
So, if you've not seen Gursky's actual prints yet, please do: there is no substitute. But -having seen them - this is the only book that will come anywhere near to reminding you of that experience.
Bill Hirst
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
A great disappointment. Especially because I didn't realize the Amazon customer reviews listed here are actually taken from three other different books and are irrelevant for this one.
The photos are printed nicely - sharp and colorful but the variety is poor and there are very few of them. Not more than 30 and many of them are grouped in sets so you can't really appreciate the magnitude of Gursky's work. For example you get four photos of pit stop crews. About six photos of Asian ceremonies.
At least half of the book is text and discussions. I'm returning it.
The photos are printed nicely - sharp and colorful but the variety is poor and there are very few of them. Not more than 30 and many of them are grouped in sets so you can't really appreciate the magnitude of Gursky's work. For example you get four photos of pit stop crews. About six photos of Asian ceremonies.
At least half of the book is text and discussions. I'm returning it.
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