When viewed from a distance, German photographer Andreas Gursky's monumentally scaled images are astonishing compositions of form and color, but upon closer inspection, they reveal miniscule figures, boats, and smiling faces. For his first show at White Cube Mason's Yard, Gursky presents his recent Pyongyang series focusing on North Korea's annual Arirang Festival, which features 50,000 participants performing synchronized routines honoring late leader Kim Il Sung. These aerial shots of row upon row of colorfully costumed participants reflect the event's spectacular precision. However, the panoramic F1 Boxenstopp images are the most striking works in exhibition. More than six meters long, these color-coded pictures of racecar mechanics have been digitally manipulated to convey the frenzy of Grand Prix pits.

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Andreas Gursky has concurrent exhibitions in London at Monika Sprüth Philomene Magers through May 12 and in Munich at the Haus der Kunst through May 13. A new show of his photography opens at New York's Matthew Marks Gallery on May 3.