Lars Tunbjörk
Lars Tunbjörk (15 February 1956 – 8 April 2015) was a Swedish photographer known for his "deadpan portraits of office spaces and suburban lifestyles".
Lars Tunbjörk
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- Name
- Lars Tunbjörk
- Born
- 15 February 1956
- Birthplace
- Borås, Sweden
- Died
- 8 April 2015
- Place of death
- Stockholm, Sweden
- Occupation
- Photographer
- Nationality
- Sweden.
- Honours
- World Press Photo.
- Languages
- Swedish.
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• Name — Lars Tunbjörk • Born — 15 February 1956 • Birthplace — Borås, Sweden • Died — 8 April 2015 • Place of death — Stockholm, Sweden • Occupation — Photographer • Years Active — 1971–2015
Background
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. Tunbjörk was a member of Agence Vu and worked for The New York Times Magazine, Time, GEO, and others.
Exhibitions
Exhibitions
• 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 • 2011: L.A Office, Shop, Wunderbaum, Skellefteå Konsthall • 2018: Retrospective, Fotografiska, Stockholm.
Lars Tunbjörk och Maud Nycander på Guldbaggegalan 21 januari 2013.
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1956
Lars Tunbjörk was born on 15 February 1956.
2015
Lars Tunbjörk died on 8 April 2015.
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- 1.Moakley, Paul. Remembering Lars Tunbjörk: Legendary Color Photographer of the Absurd. Time. 14 April 2015.
- 2.Rydell, Malena. Lars Tunbjörk visade Sverige genom sitt eget vemod (Lars Tunbjörk showed Sweden through his own melancholy). Dagens Nyheter. 11 April 2015.
- 3.Lokke, Maria. Lars Tunbjörk. The New Yorker. 24 October 2011.
- 4.Tellgren, Anna. Lars Tunbjörk Winter/Home. Moderna Museet. 2007.
- 5.Lars Tunbjörk Tunbjörklandet – blicken från sidan. Fotografiska. 2018.
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