Andreas Gursky Quotes

In retrospect I can see that my desire to create abstractions has become more and more radical. Art should not be delivering a report on reality, but should be looking at what's behind something.

Andreas Gursky

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  Andreas Gursky
  • Art
  • Reality
  • Desire