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Chelsea Scene: Clubbing As High Art

November 5, 2008 at 10:30 AM | 0 Comments

The rave scene may not exactly be at the cutting edge of pop culture these days, but that means it’s just the right time to take an overly intellectual look at it, right?

German artist Andreas Gursky, known for his enormous color photographs, has turned his lens on Euro club culture, producing a series of tricked-out shots of Euro club kids at Frankfurt’s giant Cocoon Club. The show is ideal for anyone who ever wanted to feel like they were doing drugs in the middle of 5,000 other people, but didn’t want to actually do it.

The raving-as-high-art exhibit opens today at Chelsea’s Matthew Marks gallery, and continues through December 24.

Related Stories:
· Matthew Marks Gallery [Official Site]
· Art coverage [Jaunted]

[Photo: Matthew Marks]