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| Andreas Gursky: Architecture | 
 enlarge | Authors: Ralf Beil, Aleida Assmann, Jan Assmann, Elisabeth Bronfen, Andreas Gursky
Creator: Sonja Fessel
Publisher: Hatje Cantz
Category: Book
List Price: $60.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 392050
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 144
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 11.7 x 9.6 x 0.6
ISBN: 3775721770
Dewey Decimal Number: 778
EAN: 9783775721776
ASIN: 3775721770
Publication Date: August 1, 2008
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Product Description
A Japanese power plant, dilapidated slums, the patterned facades of an apartment complex in Paris--in the work of German art photographer Andreas Gursky, born in 1955 in Leipzig, both private dwellings and the domains of industrial and political power are made into sometimes awe-inspiring and always overpowering forces of urban life. Gursky's signature mix of epic sweep and extreme detail is ideally suited to the portrayal of large-scale architecture, eliciting its most salient features: The capacity to dwarf, to impress, to alienate and to daunt. Where many of us will habitually blank out architectural environments which cannot be accommodated by the naked eye, Gursky's approach is to photograph them in order to render them comprehensible: "My preference for clear structures is the result of my desire, perhaps illusory, to keep track of things and maintain my grip on the world." Architecture is a collection of breathtaking images by the world-famous photographer, taken between 1988 and the present day, and treating all aspects of architectural structure, from the inside out. Each of the 75 color photographs is accompanied by commentary by renowned German authors Aleida Assmann, Jan Assmann, Elisabeth Bronfen, Sonja Fessel, Paul Nizon, Alfred Nordmann, Mirjam Schaub, Rudolf Schmitz, Monika Schmitz-Emans, Peter Schneemann and Thomas Zaunschirm. The resulting conjunction of text and image attractively demonstrates the depth and breadth of Gursky's concept of architecture.
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| Customer Reviews:
 it's perfect !!! good to see, good to read. September 10, 2008
wonderful printing.
it's more enjoyable than huge original print.
well made hard cover.
 Not what you might expect. August 23, 2008
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
Gursky's work is of course wonderful, BUT... This is not a collection of photographs--it's a collection of essays. There are about 15 full-size photos and about 60 2" x 3" photos embedded in the text. Good if you want to read about the master. Not good if you want to see the master's work.
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