Lars Tunbjörk
| Lars Tunbjörk | |
|---|---|
 Lars Tunbjörk at the 48th Guldbagge Awards in 2013 | |
| Born |
15 February 1956 Borås, Sweden |
| Died |
8 April 2015 (aged 59) Stockholm, Sweden |
| 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 small Swedish town Borås, a town which was a big influence for his work during his entire career. Among his early inspirations was Swedish photographers as Christer Stromholm as well as Americans like William Eggleston. His photographs can be find in collections at the Museum of Modern Art, the Centre Pompidou and the Maison Européenne de la Photographie in Paris. Tunbjörk was a member of L’Agence Vu and worked for publications like The New York Times Magazine, Time, GEO, among others.[4]
Exhibitions
- 1993 Hasselblad center, Gothenburg
- 1994 Nordiska museet, Stockholm
- 1995 International Center of Photography (Midtown), New York City, United States
- 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
- 2011 ’’L.A Office, Shop, Wunderbaum’’, Skellefteå Konsthall[5]
References
- ↑ http://time.com/3819762/lars-tunbjork-obituary/
- ↑ Lars Tunbjörk visade oss Sverige genom sitt eget vemod (Swedish)
- ↑ http://www.newyorker.com/culture/photo-booth/lars-tunbjrk
- ↑ time.com/3819762/lars-tunbjork-obituary/
- ↑ Moderna Museet
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