Andreas Gursky Biography
Leipzig (Germany), 1955
Established German photographer and printmaker Andreas Gursky is one of the most influential and popular contemporary photographers. His detail-rich photographs explore contemporary culture.
Gursky studied at the the Folkwangschule in Essen, and at the Arts Academy of Dusseldorf as a student of Bernd Becher.
His work has been widely exhibited in major art galleries around the world.
SELECTED MUSEUM COLLECTIONS
National Gallery of Canada - Musee des beaux-arts du Canada, Ottawa, Ontario
Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Centre Pompidou - Musee National d'Art Moderne, Paris
Museum Ludwig, Cologne, Germany
Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg, Germany
Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg, Wolfsburg, Germany
Kunsthaus Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, USA
MCA Chicago, Chicago, USA
MOCA GRAND AVENUE, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee, WI, USA
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, NY, USA
MoMA - Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY