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Andreas Gursky

Andreas Gursky is a German photographer known for his digitally modified photos that critically examine consumerism and the ills of modern life. He was born in 1955 in Leipzig, but grew up in Dusseldorf.

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Photo Artist Andreas Gursky

London’s renowned Hayward Gallery is exhibiting works by the globally successful photographer Andreas Gursky.
LifestyleJanuary 26, 201801:34 min
A woman stands in front of the Andreas Gursky photo Rhine II

Gursky's monumental work on show in London

German photographer Andreas Gursky is being featured in a major retrospective at the newly reopened Hayward Gallery.
CultureJanuary 26, 2018
Solar panels amid green hills

Andreas Gursky: Painter with a camera

German photographer Andreas Gursky is being featured in a major retrospective at the newly reopened Hayward Gallery.
CultureJanuary 26, 20187 images
Thomas Struth

The Düsseldorf School of Photography

The best-known exponents of the Düsseldorf School of Photography include Andreas Gursky and Candida Höfer.
ArtsOctober 7, 201704:03 min
Die Becher-Klasse Ausstellung Frankfurter Städel

The Becher Class: An exhibition in Frankfurt

Bernd and Hilla Becher made their own, rational style of photography, known as the Becher School. 
CultureMay 24, 2017
Thomas Struth

The Düsseldorf School of Photography

The best-known exponents of the Düsseldorf School of Photography include Andreas Gursky and Candida Höfer.
CultureMay 2, 2017
Becher Class exhibition, Frankfurt Städel Museum

Germany's best photographers all studied with two teachers

Bernd and Hilla Becher were Germany's most recognized artists. Their students' works are now on show in Frankfurt.
ArtsApril 27, 2017
Family portrait by Thomas Struth. Photo: Thomas Struth

Why Germany's best photographers all studied with Bernd and Hilla Becher

A Frankfurt exhibition shows how Bernd and Hilla Becher's students became the most renowned photographers in the world.
CultureApril 27, 20179 images
Exhibtion 'Andreas Gursky - Nicht Abstrakt' at the Kunstsammlung NRW, Copyright: DW/S. Dege

How photo artist Gursky messes with your sense of reality

Andreas Gursky's works will make you doubt your eyes - and the way you view images in our world of info overload.
July 7, 2016
EMX Andreas Gursky (Foto: ZDF/K. Edinger)

Photo artist Andreas Gursky showcases 'not abstract' works in Dusseldorf

What is really real? Andreas Gursky's unique works will make you rethink the world.
CultureJuly 7, 20167 images
Andreas Gursky

New works by photographer Andreas Gursky

Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen debuts new works by Andreas Gursky that blur the line between photography and painting
July 6, 2016
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Julia Stoschek in Berlin

A leading German art collector opens a temporary art show in the German capital
July 4, 2016
Andreas Gursky Greeley

2016 - a year of culture

There's much culture to look forward to in the new year.
December 31, 201512 images
"Rückblick" by Andreas Gursky, Copyright: DW/H.Mund

World's most expensive photographer gives solo exhibition

Andreas Gursky comments on capitalism and globalization in his trademark large-format photographic artworks.
October 6, 2015
Bildergalerie Andreas Gursky Museum Frieder Burda Deutschland Udo Kittelmann

The master of photo art: Andreas Gursky

His photo art draws exorbitant sums and comments on society. Andreas Gursky now has a solo exhibition in Germany.
CultureOctober 6, 201510 images
Andreas Gursky, Bahrain I, 2005

Master of the monumental

The creator of the world's priciest photos, Andreas Gursky, is showing his works in Dusseldorf.
September 26, 2012