For 10 points, name this German contemporary artist of Der Rhein II and 99 Cent.
In a photograph by this artist, the asphalt of an auto racetrack forms a messy black tangle that stands out in the desert landscape. This artist combined shots of one section of a hotel taken from three different floors to form a rippling wave pattern of yellow light in another work. In addition to Bahrain I and Shanghai, works by this photographer include a photo that used double exposure to emphasize movement in a crowded space full of people, paper, and computers. That work, just like this man's shot of hundreds of beach umbrellas grouped into colorful sections on an Italian beach, was taken from a high vantage point. This artist of Chicago Board of Trade II showed alternating (*) bands of gray and green in his shot of a riverbank that ranks as the most expensive photograph ever sold. In this man's most famous photo, colorful commercial goods are arranged up in neat horizontal rows on the shelves of a store. For 10 points, name this German contemporary artist of Der Rhein II and 99 Cent.
In a photograph by this artist, the asphalt of an auto racetrack forms a messy black tangle that stands out in the desert landscape.
Andreas Gursky