Adam Broomberg and Oliver Chanarin

Adam Broomberg (born 1970) and Oliver Chanarin (born 1971) are artists living and working in London.[1]

Together they have had numerous international exhibitions. Their work is represented in major public and private collections. They were awarded the Deutsche Börse Photography Prize for their book War Primer 2,[2] described as a "book that physically inhabits the pages of Bertolt Brecht's remarkable 1955 publication War Primer."[3] They were awarded the International Center of Photography Infinity Award[4] for their publication, Holy Bible.[5]

Broomberg and Chanarin founded the imprint Chopped Liver Press to publish and sell their own books as well as those by other artists.[6][7]

Broomberg was born in Johannesburg, South Africa and Chanarin was born in London.[8]

Publications

• Trust. London: Westzone, 2000.
• Ghetto. London: Trolley, 2003.
• Mr Mkhize's Portrait. London: Trolley, 2004. ISBN 1904563317.
• Chicago. SteidlMACK, 2006.
• Fig. Göttingen: Steidl; Brighton: Photoworks, 2007. ISBN 978-3865214751.
• The Red House. Göttingen: Steidl, 2007.
• People in Trouble Laughing Pushed to the Ground. London: Mack, 2011. ISBN 978-1907946042.
• War Primer 2. London: Mack, 2011. ISBN 978-1-907946-15-8. Edition of 100 copies.
  • Digital edition. Mapp. A version of the printed book with essays about War Primer by Bertolt Brecht.[n 1]
  • Paperback. London: Mack, 2018. ISBN 978-1-912339-14-3.
• SPBH Book Club Vol 1. London: Self Publish, Be Happy, 2012.
• Holy Bible. London: Mack; AMC, 2013. ISBN 978-1907946417.
• Scarti. London: Trolley, 2013. ISBN 978-1907112461.
• Dodo. Mexico City: Editorial RM / JUMEX, 2014. ISBN 978-8415118923.
• Humans and Other Animals. London: Tate Publishing, 2015. ISBN 978-1849763677
• Spirit is a Bone. London: Mack, 2015. ISBN 9781910164181.

Awards

• 2004: Vic Odden Award, Royal Photographic Society, Bath, England.[9]
• 2013: Deutsche Börse Photography Prize, The Photographers' Gallery, London,[10] for War Primer 2
• 2014: Infinity Award, International Center of Photography, New York City.[4]

Exhibitions

• British Art Show 8, Leeds; Edinburgh; Norwich; Southampton.[11]
• "Rudiments", Center for Contemporary Art, Ujazdowski Castle, Warsaw.[12]
• "Rudiments", Lisson Gallery, London.[13]
• Conflict, Time, Photography, Tate Modern, London, November 2014 – March 2015;[14] Museum Folkwang, Essen, 10 April – 5 July 2015.[15]
• To Photograph the Details of a Dark Horse in Low Light, Foam Fotografiemuseum Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands.[16]
• Shanghai Biennale 2014, Shanghai.[17]
• Cross Section of a Revolution, Lisson Gallery, London.[18]
• New Photography 2013, Museum of Modern Art, New York City.[19]
• Tate galleries, London.[20]
• Apexart, New York City.[21]
• Gwangju Biennale, Gwangju, South Jeolla province, South Korea.[22]
• Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands.[23]
• International Center of Photography, New York City.^[citation needed]
• Kunst-Werke Institute for Contemporary Art, Berlin.[24]
• The Photographers' Gallery, London.[25]
• Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art, Doha, Qatar.[26]
• Dodo, Colección Júmex, Mexico City.[27]
• Divine Violence, Mostyn, Llandudno, north Wales, July–November 2014, included Broomberg & Chanarin's Afterlife.[28]

Collections

• Tate, London.[29]^[citation needed]
• Museum of Modern Art, New York City.^[citation needed]
• Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam.^[citation needed]
• Victoria and Albert Museum, London.^[citation needed]
• Musée de l'Élysée, Lausanne, Switzerland.^[citation needed]
• International Center of Photography, New York City.^[citation needed]
• Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto.^[citation needed]
• Galería NoguerasBlanchard, Madrid / Barcelona [30]

Notes

1. The digital edition of the book is available for free here at Mapp.

References

1. "Bio : Broomberg & Chanarin". Choppedliver.info. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
2. Sean O'Hagan (10 June 2013). "Deutsche Börse photography prize 2013 won by Broomberg and Chanarin | Art and design". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
3. Vincent, Alice (10 June 2013). "Adam Broomberg & Oliver Chanarin win the Deutsche Börse Photography Prize 2013". London: Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
4. "Infinity Awards | International Center of Photography". Icp.org. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
5. "MACK - Adam Broomberg & Oliver Chanarin - Holy Bible". Mack. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
6. "About". choppedliverpress. Archived from the original on 27 October 2014.
7. Jeffrey Ladd (6 June 2013). "The Holy Bible, Appropriated: An Illustrated Scripture by Broomberg and Chanarin". LightBox. Time. Archived from the original on 7 June 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
8. "Adam Broomberg & Oliver Chanarin - Artist's Profile". Saatchigallery.com. 27 September 1996. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
9. "Vic Odden Award". Rps.org. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
10. "DB 2013 Winner | DBPP 2013 | The Photographers' Gallery". The Photographers' Gallery. 10 June 2013. Archived from the original on 2 July 2015. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
11. "Artists announced for British Art Show 8 « a-n The Artists Information Company". A-n.co.uk. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
12. "Centrum Sztuki Współczesnej Zamek Ujazdowski". Csw.art.pl. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
13. "Broomberg & Chanarin: Rudiments | Exhibitions". Lisson Gallery. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
14. "Conflict, Time, Photography". Tate Modern. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
15. "Conflict, Time, Photography". Museum Folkwang. Archived from the original on 29 August 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
16. "Broomberg & Chanarin - To Photograph the Details of a Dark Horse in Low Light". Foam. Archived from the original on 9 May 2015.
17. "The 10th Shanghai Biennale | Exhibition". Power Station of Art. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
18. "Cross Section of a Revolution | Exhibitions". Lisson Gallery. 7 March 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
19. "New Photography 2013". MoMA. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
20. "Ruin Lust". Tate. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
21. "Death of a Cameraman :: Martin Waldmeier". apexart. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
22. "Gwangju Biennale Foundation". Gwangjubiennale.org. 10 July 2012. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
23. "facts, fictions and stories - two projects by broomberg & chanarin - Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam". Stedelijk.nl. 9 November 2006. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
24. "Seeing is believing – Programm - KW Institute for Contemporary Art". Kw-berlin.de. Archived from the original on 24 October 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
25. "Deutsche Börse Prize 2013 | The Photographers' Gallery". Thephotographersgallery.org.uk. 23 June 2013. Archived from the original on 7 September 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
26. "Tea with Nefertiti". Mathaf. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
27. Javier Rivero. "Fundación Jumex Arte Contemporáneo". Fundacionjumex.org. Archived from the original on 17 June 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
28. "Broomberg and Chanarin : Divine Violence". Artes Mundi. 23 June 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
29. Tate. "'Untitled (Chair balancing on stick)', Adam Broomberg, Oliver Chanarin | Tate". Tate. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
30. "Nogueras Blanchard".

External links

• Official website
• 2015 Interview with Chris Dercon in 032c Magazine
• 2015 Interview with Magali Genuite in Double magazine
• 2014 Interview with Adam Carr in Mousse Magazine
• 2014 Adam Broomberg & Oliver Chanarin for frieze magazine
• 2014 Adam Broomberg & Oliver Chanarin for Tate Etc. magazine
• 2014 Interview with Sabine Mirlesse in BOMB magazine