Max Dax – VTph VISUAL THOUGHTS

Andreas Gursky

On the occasion of an exhibition at Gagosian, New York, Max Dax met with Andreas Gursky to speak with the photographer about his new work. Here, they discuss the consequences of the pandemic on certain works, the roles of techno music and art history in Gursky’s art process, and the necessary balance of beauty...

Luci Lux

Max Dax: Luci Lux, als Filmemacherin hast du unter deinem bürgerlichen Namen Lucia Margarita Bauer mit »Snake in the Jar« und »Maman Maman Maman« zuletzt zwei preisgekrönte Kurzfilme veröffentlicht und arbeitest derzeit an einem dritten – du porträtierst in diesen Filmen Mitglieder deiner Familie. Als Fotografin machst du unter dem Namen Luci Lux Porträts...

Thomas Ruff

Thomas, you are doing all the band photos now Thomas Ruff, who studied photography in the class of Bernd and Hilla Becher at the Kunstakademie Dusseldorf from 1977 to 1985, is regarded as a pioneer of conceptual photography. He became famous in the eighties with huge color portrait photos of his friends and fellow...

Wolfgang Tillmans

I then recognize humanity Hardly any other photographer of his generation has made the parallel worlds of art and music so much the subject and motif of his own artistic work as Wolfgang Tillmans. As a fan and music lover, he was there in the days when electronic music became a worldwide mass phenomenon, and...

Sven Marquardt

„Interestingly, when taking photos, there is always this moment of silence that I would not want to miss. A silence that is very important for focusing—and I don’t mean focusing the camera lens! I’m talking about the kind of silence, which only occurs when you’re tense inside.“–Sven Marquardt Max Dax, art and music...

Julien Lescoeur

I have a deep interest in composition and cadrage. Verticals, horizontals and volumes matter to me. And then there is always a source of light in my photos — be it a window or a neon lamp. I tend to take frontal shots of my motifs. As a result they seem to be even more...

Armin Linke

The Appearance of That Which Cannot Be Seen Armin Linke has been documenting the transformation of megacities and the effects of globalization for over 20 years, and so he has chronicled all the far-reaching economic, ecological and geological changes of our time. His new exhibit, “The Appearance of That Which Cannot Be Seen”, presents...