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The Bechers are renowned for their pioneering photography as well as their tremendous influence as teachers at the Dusseldorf Art Academy. Gursky builds upon a similar sensibility in his work by elevating the everyday images that are his subjects through an exacting focus on their inherent design elements. This focus takes his subjects out of their natural context and imbues them with grander, almost epic, characteristics. His new painting Highland, Franklin, Yucca and two works from his Metro Plots series are also included. These works are installed with five photographs by Gursky, dating from 1989 to 1994. |
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If he guesses wrong, he sets up his own flirting session with an entirely new person. And all the people receiving his messages will likely send off queries of their own, and so on. While most have cover images showcasing the natural or architectural beauty of that city, the New York cover uses a close-up of an NYC manhole-cover. However, one can't but feel it's a rather doleful and ominous image for NYC, compared to the bright blue skies of the other cities' images. The benign paranoia that began with the baby monitor and the nanny cam a decade ago has spawned a cottage industry specializing in products for the well- heeled, middle-aged neurotic. |