
La Défense, Panorama
A sweeping panoramic view of Paris's La Défense business district, this large-scale chromogenic print captures the district's modernist architecture with Gursky's characteristic precision and detachment. Rendered across three panels, the image transforms the glass-and-steel towers into a rhythmic, almost abstract composition, flattening depth and emphasizing pattern over individual human presence. The work exemplifies Gursky's signature approach of using photography to interrogate the aesthetics of contemporary capitalism and urban development.
- Medium
- chromogenic print, in three parts
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
🔨 Auction Lot
20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale
February 10, 2016
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