Works 80-08
Andreas Gursky
Hatje Cantz
Edited by Martin Hentschel
English/German
Hardcover
272 Pages
203.2X266.7 mm
2011
ISBN 9783775730228
First published in 2008 and quickly going out of print, Works 80-08 unfurls the artist’s oeuvre in all its encyclopedic glory. Gursky selected over 150 images from his archive of photographs especially for this publication, reaching back in time to his student days at the Folkwang Hochschule Essen, and then to his formative studies with Bernd and Hilla Becher at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf. Beginning with the earliest exposures, such as the “Desk Attendants” and other unpublished photographs, the publication follows his development through to the middle-eastern and Asian works of 2007/2008. Every single exposure in Gursky’s encyclopedic morphology is a vital piece in the puzzle, which over some 28 years has expanded into one of the most breathtaking and vertiginous visions of our times.
About the artist:
Andreas Gursky is a German photographer and professor at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, Germany. He is known for his large format architecture and landscape colour photographs, often employing a high point of view.
andreasgursky.com
About the publisher:
Hatje Cantz publishes art, photography, design, and architecture books with a focus on contemporary art. They are based out of Germany.
hatjecantz.de