Deconstructed London
Finding appropriate perspective/s to express the ‘right’ depth and angles of view is complex. Planal alignment, it could possibly be called. In this one the distant wall looks so much more distant than it is in so-called ‘real’ life. This is because the point of view of one of the camera angles is so low. Increased amounts of floor space is useful not only for viewing Gursky photographs, but for appreciating how beautifully they are made.
These astonishing works are on display in two galleries in London until some time in May 2007. Anti-minimalist (maximalist?) and at the same time displaying the order and symmetry so beloved of the minimalist movement, the exhibits are possibly the most interesting pieces on public view today. Andreas is only in his early 40s, too.
In other news, the NPG has some rather exquisite 8×10 polaroids by Paolo Roversi and one or two beautifully lit large pieces by Mario Sorrenti although it is his intimate portraits of De Neuve and Hutton that moved me the most. Will try and fit in Gilbert and George at Tate Modern for their extensive old school black and white documentary content. A friend, somewhat astonished, commented: “they’re all photographs!”. So they are.
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