18 Quotes by Andreas Gursky

I stand at a distance, like a person who comes from another world.

I read a picture not for what's really going on there, I read it more for what is going on in our world generally.

Maybe to try to understand not just that we are living in a certain building or in a certain location, but to become aware that we are living on a planet that is going at enormous speed through the universe. For me it’s more a synonym. I read a picture not for what’s really going on there, I read it more for what is going on in our world generally.

Vision is an intelligent form of thought

Vision is an intelligent form of thought.

We are alone on this planet. It’s not a choice. Here we are. This is what everyone has to deal with.

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.

I read a picture not for what’s really going on there, I read it more for what is going on in our world generally.

My preference for clear structures is the result of my desire – perhaps illusory – to keep track of things and maintain my grip on the world.