Andreas Gursky has been widely celebrated for his monumental,extraordinarily detailed pictures, often exploring contemporary globalthemes. This comprehensive book takes a fresh look at the artist'siconic images from the past four decades.In a landmark conversation between two of the most significantfigures in contemporary photography, Gursky talks to Jeff Wall aboutthe sources for his photographic vision, while an essay by HaywardGallery director Ralph Rugoff explores important but often neglectedareas of the artist's work. Essays by art historian Gerald Schröder andwriter-curator Brian Sholis provide new insight into key pictures, andartist Katharina Fritsch offers personal snapshots of her Düsseldorfcolleague, creating a portrait of the artist in the round. Presenting theartist's most well known works includingParis, Montparnasse(1993),99 Cent(2001) andChicago Board of Trade III(2009) as well as new,previously unpublished photographs,this is an indispensible survey offorty years of work from one of the world's most influential artists