Lars Tunbjörk
Lars Tunbjörk (born February 15, 1956 in Borås ; † April 8, 2015 ) was a Swedish photographer .
Career
Tunbjörk started his career with the newspaper Stockholms-Tidningen . He later published in Metallarbetaren , Månadsjournalen and Upp & Ner , before he made his international breakthrough with his photo book Landet utom sig / Country beside itself . The volumes Office and Home completed the trilogy in which he critically documented the commercialization of the Swedish welfare state . His photos can especially be found in the New York Times magazine .
Publications
- Lands utom sig: pictures from Sverige . Stockholm: Journal, 1993. ISBN 91-630-1834-9 ( Country Beside Itself: Pictures from Sweden )
- Office / Kontor . Stockholm: Journal, 2001. ISBN 91-973629-7-2
- Home . Göttingen: Steidl, 2002. ISBN 3-88243-868-1
Solo exhibitions
- 1989: Fotograficentrum, Gothenburg , Sweden
- 1990: Galleri Mira, Stockholm , Sweden
- 1991: Fotohuset, Gothenburg, Sweden
- 1993: Hasselblad Center, Gothenburg, Sweden
- 1993: Fotomässan, Gothenburg, Sweden
- 1994: Nordiska museet , Stockholm, Sweden
- 1994: Umeå Bildmuseet , Umeå, Sweden
- 1994: Landskrona Museum, Sweden
- 1994: Fotograficentrum, Örebro , Sweden
- 1994: Center for Contemporary Art, Ujazdowski Castle , Warsaw , Poland
- 1995: Varbergs Museum, Sweden
- 1995: International Center of Photography , New York City , USA
- 1997: Riga Photographic Museum, Latvia
- 1997: Norrtälje Konsthall, Sweden
- 1998: Galleri f48, Stockholm, Sweden
- 1998: Fotografisk Center, Copenhagen , Denmark
- 1998: Trollhättans Konsthall, Sweden
- 1999: Bohusläns Museum, Uddevalla , Sweden
- 1999: Galerie Vu, Paris , France
- 1999: University of Strasbourg , France
- 1999: Swedish Embassy, Tokyo , Japan
- 2000: Sveaborg Artcenter, Helsinki , Finland
- 2000: Galleri IFSAK, Istanbul , Turkey
- 2001: Image au Center Festival, Bourges , France
- 2002: Arbetets Museum, Norrköping , Sweden
- 2002: Academy of Arts (Berlin) , Germany
- 2002: Museet for Photo Art, Odense , Denmark
- 2002: Kulturhuset (Stockholm) , Sweden
- 2002: Home, Hasselblad Center, Gothenburg, Sweden
- 2002: Galerie Vu, Paris, France
- 2003: Västerås Art Museum, Västerås , Sweden
- 2004: Moscow Photobiennale, Moscow , Russia
- 2004: Hembygd, Borås konstmuseum, Borås , Sweden
- 2004: Midlanda Konsthall, Timrå , Sweden
- 2004: Swedish Embassy, Washington, DC , USA
- 2005: Reykjavík Museum of Photography, Reykjavík , Iceland
- 2006: Brändström & Stene Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden
- 2006: I Karlskrona, Installation in the city of Karlskrona , Sweden
- 2007: Open Eye Gallery, Liverpool , England
- 2007: Galleri contrast, Stockholm, Sweden
- 2007: Winter / Home, Moderna Museet, Stockholm, Sweden
Awards
- 2003: PHE03 PHotoEspaña (best photo book ex aequo for Home )
- 2004: World Press Photo (category "Arts and Entertainment: Stories")
- 2008: German photo book award for "I Love Boras!"
Web links
Commons : Lars Tunbjörk - collection of images
- Literature by and about Lars Tunbjörk in the catalog of the German National Library
- www.larstunbjork.org
- Lars Tunbjörk in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Agence VU: Lars Tunbjörk
Individual evidence
- ^ Paul Moakley: Remembering Lars Tunbjörk: Legendary Color Photographer of the Absurd. In: Time from April 14, 2015 (accessed April 16, 2015).
- ^ Biography of Lars Tunbjörk at bok.nu ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Biography of Lars Tunbjörk at Moderna Museet
- ↑ World Press Photo: Lars Tunbjörk, 1st prize, Arts and Entertainment stories, 2004
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Tunbjörk, Lars |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish photographer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 15, 1956 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Borås |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 8, 2015 |