A solo exhibition of Andreas Gursky (1955-), Germany’s leading contemporary photographer, is to be held for the first time in Japan at the National Art Center Tokyo, followed by an exhibition at The National Museum of Art in Osaka. With roots in traditional German photography, Gursky has received world wide attention for his unique visual representation of modern day society.

The exhibition will comprise approximately 65 photographs selected by the artist, ranging from early works from the 1980’s to such masterpieces as 99 Cent (1999), Rhine II (1999), F1 Pit Stop IV (2007), Pyongyang I (2007), Tokyo Stock Exchange (1990) and Kamiokande (2007) – both taken in Japan – and his latest work Qatar (2012). The most recent series of works – ’Ocean’ (2010) produced with the aid of satellite imagery and ’Bangkok’ (2011), which contemplates the surface of a river, display increasingly conceptual concerns where the artist is more akin to a painter using photographs.

Casting aside a chronological display, the exhibition will instead uniquely aim to show the entire body of work as a single unified entity with both old and new and small and large formats displayed side by side.
- Courtesy of The National Art Center, Tokyo

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99cent, 1999
© Andreas Gursky / Jaspar, 2013
Courtesy of Sprüth Magers Berlin London