Lars Tunbjörk
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Lars Tunbjörk | |
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![]() Lars Tunbjörk at the 48th Guldbagge Awards in 2013 | |
Born | Borås, Sweden | 15 February 1956
Died | 8 April 2015 Stockholm, Sweden | (aged 59)
Nationality | Swedish |
Occupation | Photographer |
Years active | 1971–2015 |
Lars Tunbjörk (15 February 1956 – 8 April 2015)[1] was a Swedish photographer known for his "deadpan portraits of office spaces and suburban lifestyles".[2][3]
Background
Tunbjörk was born in the Swedish town of Borås, a place which was a big influence for his work throughout his career. He was also influenced early on by Swedish photographer Christer Stromholm and American photographer William Eggleston.
His photographs can be found in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art, the Centre Pompidou and the Maison Européenne de la Photographie in Paris.[citation needed] Tunbjörk was a member of Agence Vu and worked for The New York Times Magazine, Time, GEO, and others.[1]
Exhibitions
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- 1993: Hasselblad center, Gothenburg
- 1994: Nordiska museet, Stockholm
- 1995: International Center of Photography, New York City
- 1998: Fotografisk Center, Copenhagen, Denmark
- 1999: Galerie Vu, Paris, France
- 2002: Arbetets museum, Norrköping
- 2002: Kulturhuset, Stockholm
- 2002: Home, Hasselblad Center, Gothenburg
- 2004: Moskva Fotobiennal, Russia
- 2004: Hembygd, Borås konstmuseum
- 2007: Open Eye Gallery, Liverpool,
- 2007: Winter/Home, Moderna Museet[4]
- 2011: L.A Office, Shop, Wunderbaum, Skellefteå Konsthall
- 2018: Retrospective, Fotografiska, Stockholm.[5]
References
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- ^ a b Moakley, Paul (14 April 2015). "Remembering Lars Tunbjörk: Legendary Color Photographer of the Absurd". Time. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
- ^ Rydell, Malena (11 April 2015). "Lars Tunbjörk visade Sverige genom sitt eget vemod (Lars Tunbjörk showed Sweden through his own melancholy)". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 29 August 2020.
- ^ Lokke, Maria (24 October 2011). "Lars Tunbjörk". The New Yorker. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
- ^ Tellgren, Anna (2007). "Lars Tunbjörk | Winter/Home". Moderna Museet. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
- ^ "Lars Tunbjörk | Tunbjörklandet – blicken från sidan". Fotografiska (in Swedish). 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
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