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Article: THE BIG PICTURE.(Interpretation of Andreas Gursky's photographs)(Critical Essay)
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- Artforum International
- Article date:
- January 1, 2001
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CEREBRAL SEER OR CYNICAL CELEBRANT? HOW DOES THE ART OF ANDREAS GURSKY STAND IN RELATION TO THE GLOBALIZING, LATE-PHASE-CONSUMERIST MOMENT HIS SPECTACULAR PHOTOGRAPHS REFLECT, REFRACT, AND RECONSTITUTE? IN ANTICIPATION OF THE GERMAN ARTIST'S UPCOMING RETROSPECTIVE AT THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART, NEW YORK, HIS FIRST IN THE U.S., KATY SIEGEL AND ALEX ALBERRO CONSIDER THE OEUVRE AND COME UP WITH VERY DIFFERENT ANSWERS.
CONSUMING VISION
Katy Siegel
Andreas Gursky makes really big photographs. This is the one thing about his work that everyone can agree on. Why does he do it? The answer seems obvious: to see the big picture, things too vast to take in ...