Allianz Arena. 2005.
Black and white photograph behind plexiglass.
Lower left typographically inscribed "Michael Wesely 19.2.2003 - 28.5.2005 Allianz Arena, München A.P.". Only artist proof aside from the edition inscribed "A.P.". 80 x 110 cm (31.4 x 43.3 in), the full sheet. [EH].


• Today, the Allianz Arena is one of Munich's landmarks, and not just for soccer fans.
• In his photograph, Michael Wesely brings to life the construction period (2002 laying of the foundation stone - 2005 completion) of this iconic building, designed by Herzog & de Meuron.
• In this special photograph, Michael Wesely transforms the passage of time into a lasting image.
• Wesely's works can be found in, among others, the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Kunstmuseum Bonn, and the Staatsgemäldesammlung Moderne Kunst in Munich..

PROVENANCE: Private collection, Baden-Württemberg.

Following his legendary photographic documentation of the reconstruction of Potsdamer Platz in Berlin between 1997 and 1999, Michael Wesely also followed the more than two years of construction of the Allianz Arena in Munich using his own photographic process. With the help of self-made cameras, the Munich photographer can make extremely long exposures. Different sections of the construction site are captured with different camera settings and finally combined by superimposing these different sequences to create a simultaneous impression of a magical transparency. Wesely's works can be found at, among others, the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Kunstmuseum Bonn and the Staatsgemäldesammlung Moderne Kunst in Munich.

In very good condition.