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Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, Milan
Prada
The APPARTAMENTO imagines a hypothetical apartment from the 18th century where the internationally renowned photographic artist Andreas Gursky has curated an exhibition of his works. With the uncanny pairing of contemporary art and antique Italian furniture, within view of the Galleria’s monumental mosaics, the invitation-only space is used for private dinners and special occasions
on the left: Andreas Gursky, Lager - Storage, 2014
photo: @delfino_sl
20th Anniversary Season: Euphoria
Bold Tendencies is a not-for-profit arts organisation based in the rooftop spaces at Peckham Multi-Storey Car Park in London.
Since 2007 it has transformed a disused building in the city into an experimental civic space and much-loved place of assembly.
15 May – 12 September 2026
Andreas Gursky, Cocoon II, 2008
Installation view by Damian Griffiths. Courtesy Bold Tendencies.
Flowers Forever
Kunsthal Rotterdam presents Flowers Forever. For the first time in the Netherlands, this exhibition offers a comprehensive cultural-historical overview of the flower, with over two hundred objects from the fields of art, design, fashion, and science. Flowers Forever shows how flowers evolved from mythical and religious icons into status symbols, commodities, and vital links in our global ecosystem. In seven chapters, the exhibition zooms in on various aspects of how flowers became embedded in our culture as vehicles for rituals, emotions, and ideas, thereby offering you surprising insights into the role of flowers in our society.
March 27–August 30, 2026
Artworks by Andreas Gursky:
Pyongyang I, 2007
(also on display Untiteled XXI, 2016)
Holstein, Philipp: Über einen Mann, der Licht streut – und einen, der es einfängt
Die Kunstsammlung NRW zeigt 2027 eine große Werkschau des Fotokünstlers Andreas Gursky. Darin wird auch dessen aktuelles Bild „Harry Styles“ zu finden sein. Die Idee dazu entstand bei einem Besuch des Popstars in Gurskys Düsseldorfer Atelier.
27.05.2026, online
28.05.2026, D1
MIRRORED FICTION
Mirrored Fiction invites a dialogue around realism and its contemporary afterlives—how the “real” is staged, witnessed, consumed, and distributed across bodies, images, and social spaces. While each artist approaches this subject from a distinct position, all of them are invested in the forms, representations, and materials of the everyday.
The exhibition presents sculptures by Duane Hanson in dialogue with works in a variety of mediums by other artists including Felix Gonzalez-Torres, Andreas Gursky, Jeff Koons, Adam McEwen, and Bruce Nauman.
February 11–April 11, 2026
Artworks: © 2026 Estate of Duane Hanson/ARS, NY,
© Andreas Gursky/SIAE, 2026
Photo: Matteo D'Eletto, M3 Studio
Early works by Imi Knoebel
New chapter for the "Düsseldorf School of Photography"
Düsseldorf · The German Photo Institute is exhibiting early experimental works by Imi Knoebel at Eiskellerberg – in the former premises of the Ringel Gallery opposite the Academy of Art.
Seriously.
Conceptual photography is often regarded as self-serious and academic. Yet, since the very inception of conceptual art in the 1960s, many such artists have strategically employed humour to provoke and meaningfully engage the viewer, as well as challenge visual norms. Despite being humorous, this work remains intellectually rigorous and profound.
Seriously. is a group exhibition curated by Nana Bahlmann, featuring over a hundred conceptual photographs, print media, and select films ranging from the 1960s to the present, which expose the absurdities of our world and its representations.
November 21, 2025–January 31, 2026
Sprüth Magers
7A Grafton Street, London, W1S 4EJ
Tue–Sat, 10am–6pm and by appointment
Works by Andreas Gursky:
Pförtner, Provinzial, Düsseldorf 1982
Pförtner, Provinzial, Düsseldorf 1982
Krefeld, Hühner 1989
Königsbergerstrasse, Diptychon 2020
Guest Edition
WELT AM SONNTAG of the year – featuring art works by Andreas Gursky –
curated in collaboration with the editorial team at WELT
– supplemented by a comprehensive interview.
The State Prize of North Rhine-Westphalia 2025 I Andreas Gursky
Westart, WDR, media centre until 09.11.2027
This year's NRW State Prize goes to Düsseldorf-based photographic artist Andreas Gursky. Gursky is being honoured for the formative influence of his photographic art, for its significance for the cultural landscape in North Rhine-Westphalia, and for his long-standing commitment to promoting photography.
Westart presents the photographic artist in a 30-minute report with the keywords ‘World Star Gursky’, ‘Gursky and Me’ and ‘Gursky and the Next Generation’. Westart presenter Siham El-Maimouni met him in his studio the day before the award ceremony.
'Staatspreis NRW' 2025 for Düsseldorf-based photo artist Andreas Gursky
State Chancellery of North Rhine-Westphalia
4 November 2025
Renowned photographer Andreas Gursky is to receive the State Prize of North Rhine-Westphalia, the State Chancellery has announced.
Minister President Hendrik Wüst (CDU) praised the 70-year-old as a ‘master of photography and icon of contemporary art’. Gursky has not only set international standards with his monumental works, but has also championed the social significance of photography – for example, by founding the planned photography institute in Düsseldorf.
Photo: Alexander Romey