Andreas Gursky: Ruckblick
Interesting exhibition at White Cube, Bermondsey of a work by Andreas Gursky.
Gursky also has an exhibition at the Hayward Gallery at the moment and I am really looking forward to seeing more of his work.
Closes 8 April 2018
When I say
exhibition in this case I mean one picture. But it was shown on its own in a
room giving it a sense of gravitas. It was a large digital construct picture
showing Angela Merkel and the three previous Chancellor’s of Germany from the
back, sitting looking at a large, red painting by Barnett Newman which looked a
bit like a Rothko. It felt like a modern history painting.
It had the feel
of a hyper-real painting and I loved the smoke from a cigarette breaking up the
red of the painting. In some ways it was a shame the surface was so reflective
as it made it hard to see as a whole without also seeing the room however that
also gave a sense that all of us in the gallery were also part of this scene.
Gursky also has an exhibition at the Hayward Gallery at the moment and I am really looking forward to seeing more of his work.
Closes 8 April 2018
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