MAST: Andreas Gursky. Visual Spaces of Today Curated by Urs Stahel and Andreas Gursky
Thursday 25th May - Fondazione MAST presents the exhibition Andreas Gursky. Visual Spaces of Today, curated by Urs Stahel together with the German photographer Andreas Gursky. Drawing inspiration from the acronym MAST (Manifattura di Arti, Sperimentazione, Tecnologia - Arts, Experience and Technology), the visual spaces in the works selected for the exhibition by curatorUrs Stahel and Andreas Gursky mirror these thematic worlds.
Included in the exhibition are over 40 images by the artist—who lives and works in Düsseldorf—dating from his early works (Dolomiten, Seilbahn I, 1987) to his more recent production (V&R II and V&R III, 2022), travelling great lengths, from Salerno (1990) to Hong Kong (2020), and combining modern tourism industry (Rimini, 2003) with age-old production processes (Salinas, 2021).The artist’s powerful images disclose new views on work, the economy, and globalisation. They reveal concrete visions of production plants, goods handling centres, temples of consumption, transport hubs, energy and food industries, and financial centres across the world.
The catalogue accompanying the exhibition is published by Fondazione MAST. It contains a foreword by the President Isabella Seràgnoli and a critical essay by the curator Urs Stahel. Complementing the exhibition is a series of free events, guided tours, and educational activities for students, available upon reservation.
Fondazione MAST will be opening the exhibition to the public on May 25th.
Please contact mast@alphakilo.com for more information.