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.

© Andreas Gursky / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2023
Andreas Gursky
Visual Spaces of Today
MAST, Bologna
Through January 7, 2024
Drawing inspiration from the acronym MAST—which stands for Manifattura di Arti, Sperimentazione, Tecnologia (Arts, Experience and Technology), the visual spaces in the works selected for the exhibition by Urs Stahel and Andreas Gursky mirror these thematic worlds. The artist’s powerful images disclose new views on work, the economy, and globalization. They reveal concrete visions of production plants, goods handling centres, temples of consumption, transport hubs, energy and food industries, and financial centres across the world.
Included in the exhibition are 40 images by the artist, dating from his early works (Krefeld, Hühner, 1989) to his more recent production (V&R II and V&R III, 2022), travelling great lengths, from Salerno (1990) to Hong Kong (2020), and combining modern tourism industry (Rimini, 2003) with age-old production processes (Salinas, 2021).
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