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In his early 20s, he studied photography at the folkwang school, west germanys leading establishment for professional photographers. Welcome to the personal website of the german artist andreas gursky. Gurskys studies under bernd and hilla becher in the early 1980s at the dusseldorf kunstakademie, were an early influence in his approach to making photographs. I sine enorme farvefotografier, som man pa en gang beg.
Jan 19, 2012 andreas gursky at louisiana museum of modern art, denmark. Unfollow andreas gursky to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Andreas gursky is perhaps the bestknown member of a loose association of german artists under the tutelage of the conceptual photographers bernd and hilla becher. Hayward gallery publishing, 2018 description 166 pages. It may be available from zvab or other secondhand book portals. Find great deals on ebay for andreas gursky and andreas gursky poster. Excellent, quickly outofprint catalogue book by ne of the most sucessful photographers worldwide. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Shortly after, he and his family escaped east germany for the west, moving first to. Andreas gursky by andreas gursky goodreads share book. Check out his latest exhibitions, get news and explore the artwork of the dusseldorf. Andreas gursky, german photographer known for his monumental digitally manipulated photographs that examine consumer culture and the busyness of contemporary life. Andreas gursky is taking photos of things that do not exist.
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