Gursky, Even Bigger
Bahrain I by Andreas Gursky, c-print mounted on plexi in artist’s frame, 128.5 in x 87.25 in.
I just received the press release for Andreas Gursky’s upcoming exhibition at Matthew Marks. It’s opening on Thursday May 3rd, which sounds far off when I type it but really is just around the corner. A snippet from the release regarding the photo above:
Digg This Save to Del.icio.usSeveral of the most surprising new works stem from the world of Formula One racing, including the largest photographs in the artist’s oeuvre to date… [One] work depicts the rolling, visually perplexing route of the Bahrain racetrack, the dark swaths of blacktop snaking their way through the desert.
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- Published:
- 03.21.07 / 5pm
- Category:
- Art, Exhibitions, Photography
March 21st, 2007 at 10:13 pm
If you can’t make ‘em good, make ‘em big.
March 22nd, 2007 at 3:29 am
I just love Gursky, I know that’s shocking for some people.
April 23rd, 2007 at 2:05 pm
These are all on show in London at the moment - spread over two galleries (White Cube and Monika Spruth, Gursky’s principal gallerist.)
There are several pictures of F1 pit crews, which are a real departure from anything that has gone before, and even bigger (6 metres in length). I must admit to not being so sure about them - they seemed like something you might have seen in a high-end F1 calender, not the Gursky I have always loved.
The picture that you post though - of the Bahrain F1 track was absolutely hypnotic. It actually doesn’t show the true track - the bottom third of the picture is added in to make the track make no sense at all. It really is an incredible work - seeing it from about 20 yards away, through the window of the gallery I thought it was a painting and even asked at the desk where the Gursky’s were being shown. Next to it was a similarly invented picture of the Tour de France. Similarly hypnotic. I think I looked at them both for about 45 minutes before leaving as I thought they might start to get worried…… Looking for the join was great fun. Enjoy the exhibition when it gets to you !
Robert