CORBIJN, Anton - The Living and the Dead

Background information

In summer 2018, the Bucerius Kunst Forum in Hamburg dedicated an exhibition to the Dutch photographer and filmmaker Anton CORBIJN, which explored the question of when photography becomes art based on his work at the interface between free and applied photography. At the center of the show is the artist's most autobiographical series, 'a. somebody', from 2002, in which he puts himself in the shoes of deceased rock stars from John Lennon to Kurt Cobain (and which also contains some previously unpublished photographs). Alongside this is 'Cemetery' from 1982-83, an early sequence of grave monuments and sculptures, as well as the icons that made him famous: a selection of eighty portraits of bands and musicians from forty years of his photographic career.

Content

The out-of-print 'The Living and the Dead' about Dutch photographer Anton CORBIJN goes back to his roots featuring his autobiographic series 'a. somebody'; an early series of tombs, 'Cemetery'; and eighty iconic portraits of musicians and bands from his career of 40 years.

About Dutch photographer, Anton CORBIJN (b.1955)

Photo books by Anton CORBIJN