Carl de Keyzer
Carl De Keyzer (27 December 1958) is a Belgian photographer. Major subjects in his work have included the collapse of the Soviet Union, and India. He became a full member of Magnum Photos in 1994.
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Carl de Keyzer
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- Name
- Carl De Keyzer
- Occupation
- documentary photographer, photojournalist
- Born
- 27 December 1958
- Birthplace
- Kortrijk, Belgium
- Nationality
- Belgium
- Honours
- Louis Paul Boon Award
- Languages
- French · Dutch
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Carl De Keyzer (27 December 1958) is a Belgian photographer. Major subjects in his work have included the collapse of the Soviet Union, and India. He became a full member of Magnum Photos in 1994.
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Biography
Biography
De Keyzer has exhibited his work in many European galleries and has received several awards, including the Book Award from Rencontres d'Arles, the W. Eugene Smith Award and the Kodak Award.
The recorded working language is French and Dutch. Places of work recorded in the authority are Ghent. Work by Carl de Keyzer is recorded in the collections of Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam and J. Paul Getty Museum. Distinctions recorded are Louis Paul Boon Award.
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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Carl De Keyzer • Occupation — documentary photographer, photojournalist • Born — 27 December 1958 • Birthplace — Kortrijk, Belgium
Career
Career
De Keyzer was born on 27 December 1958, in Kortrijk, Belgium. His freelance career began in 1982, at which time he also taught at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Ghent, Belgium. During this time, he co-founded the XYZ-Photography Gallery. Major subjects in his work have included the collapse of Soviet Union and India. Robert Koch gallery describes his work as investigating "marginalized social groups and constructs uncritical psychological portraits which work to familiarize the 'other.'" He was nominated to the Magnum Photos agency in 1990, became an associated member in 1992 and a full member in 1994. He currently lives in Ghent and continues to teach. In late 2024, he stirred controversy with a new book called Putin’s Dream, created with the help of AI. It is intended as a harsh criticism of Putin's Russia. The book drew both fierce criticism as well as praise for its pushing of boundaries, openness to working with new technologies and interrogating the place of AI in the future of photography. Magnum Photos have distanced themselves from the book.
Exhibitions
Exhibitions
• Zona, Impressions Gallery, York, UK, 2005
Life and career
Dated record
Life and career
Explore 1958–1993
The full dated record · 4 entries
1958
Carl de Keyzer born at Kortrijk.
1989
U.S.S.R, 1989, [S.S.S.R.] is dated 1989.
1992
God Inc is dated 1992.
1993
Sobre Santiago is dated 1993.
Publications
• Oogspanning, 1984, • India, 1987 (Uitgeverig Focus 1999) • Homo Sovieticus/USSR-1989-CCCP, 1989 (Distributed Art Publishers 1993), • God, Inc., 1992 (Uitgeverig Focus) • East of Eden. Ghent: Ludion, 1996. • Carl De Keyzer. Paris: Centre national de la photographie, 1997. • Europa, 2000 (Ludion Editions NV) • Zona, 2003 (Trolley Books) • Trinity, 2008 (Schilt) • Congo (Belge) (Editions Lannoo) • Moments Before The Flood, 2012 • Higher Ground, 2016 • Cuba La Lucha, 2016 • DPR Korea Grand Tour, 2017
Collections
Collections
De Keyzer's work is held in the following collections: • Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst, Ghent, Belgium • Photography Museum, Charleroi, Belgium • Fotomuseum Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium • Fnac Collection, Paris, France • Ministry of Culture, Brussels, Belgium • International Center of Photography, New York • Centro de Arte, Salamanca, Spain • Magnum Photos Collection, Harry Ransom Center, University of Texas at Austin
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q635932: Carl de Keyzer
Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation
- “Carl De Keyzer”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
authority file
- Gemeinsame Normdatei 1024562956, Exhibition Carl De Keyzer - Moments Before the Flood (2012 : Ostende).
General reference · Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
Awards
• 1982, First Prize – Experimental Film, Festival for Young Belgian Filmmakers, Brussels, Belgium • 1986, Hasselblad Award Belgium, Brussels, Belgium • 1986, Grand Prix de la Triennale de la photographie, Photographie Ouverte, musée de la photographie à Charleroi, Charleroi, Belgium • 1988, Grand Prix de la Triennale de la Ville de Fribourg, Switzerland • 1990, Louis Paul Boon Award, Ghent, Belgium • 1990, Prix du Livre, Rencontres d'Arles, Arles, France • 1990, W. Eugene Smith Award, New York City • 1992, Prix Kodak de la critique photographique, Paris • 1995, Annual Fine Arts Award Belgium, Brussels, Belgium • 2008, Shortlisted, Prix Pictet for Moments before the Flood
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Notes from the source article
These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
- 1.Magnum biography Retrieved 3 December 2010.
- 2.Biography - CV. Carl de Keyzer - Photography.
- 3.Photographer Carl de Keyzer's best shot. The Guardian. 8 July 2009.
- 4.Robert Koch Gallery.
- 5.A photographer created 'fake' images of Russia with generative AI. Now he's losing his biggest fans. abc.net.au. 2024-12-25.
- 6.Carl De Keyzer - Photography.
- 7.1990 Carl DeKeyzer. W. Eugene Smith Memorial Fund.
- 8.Carl De Keyzer. Prix Pictet.
- 9.Carl de Keyzer. International Center of Photography. 2 March 2016.
- 10.Carl de Keyzer, Impressions Gallery, York. The Guardian. 9 March 2005.
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References
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authority file
Gemeinsame Normdatei 1024562956, Exhibition Carl De Keyzer - Moments Before the Flood (2012 : Ostende).Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q635932: Carl de KeyzerWikimedia Foundation
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The authorities additionally record the headings Carl de Keyser and Carl De Keyzer. His recorded languages were French and Dutch. He belonged to Magnum Photos and Koninklijke Vlaamse Academie van België voor Wetenschappen en Kunsten. He worked at Ghent. Keyzer received Louis Paul Boon Award.
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Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam and J. Paul Getty Museum
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