Lars Tunbjörk (15 February 1956 – 8 April 2015) was a Swedish photographer known for his "deadpan portraits of office spaces and suburban lifestyles".
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
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.
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