The National Gallery of Victoria will mount the first Australian exhibition of the work of German photographer, Andreas Gursky, in November.

 

September 29, 2008: The National Gallery of Victoria will mount the first Australian exhibition of the work of German photographer, Andreas Gursky, in November.
Recognised as one of the world’s leading contemporary artists, Gursky is known for his large-scale (up to five metres high) and extraordinarily detailed photographs of contemporary life. Twenty-one works will be displayed in the exhibition, covering the period from 1989 to 2007. They will include seminal works such as Tokyo

Stock Exchange and the diptych 99 cent store.

Gursky has been the subject of numerous international exhibitions including the Internationale Foto-Triennale in Esslingen in 1989 and 1995, the Venice Biennale in 1990, and the Biennale of Sydney in 1996 and 2000. In 2001, Gursky was the subject of an exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.

The Andreas Gursky exhibition will be on display at NGV International from 21 November 2008 to 22 February 2009. NGV International is open 10am – 5pm daily, closed Tuesdays. Admission fees apply: Adult $15 / Concession $12 / Family $42. For more information visit www.ngv.vic.gov.au.