Adam Broomberg and Oliver Chanarin explained

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. .
• Chicago. SteidlMACK, 2006.
• Fig. Göttingen: Steidl; Brighton: Photoworks, 2007. .
• The Red House. Göttingen: Steidl, 2007.
• People in Trouble Laughing Pushed to the Ground. London: Mack, 2011. .
• War Primer 2. London: Mack, 2011. . Edition of 100 copies.
  • Digital edition. Mapp. A version of the printed book with essays about War Primer by Bertolt Brecht.^[9]
  • Paperback. London: Mack, 2018. .
• SPBH Book Club Vol 1. London: Self Publish, Be Happy, 2012.
• Holy Bible. London: Mack; AMC, 2013. .
• Scarti. London: Trolley, 2013. .
• Dodo. Mexico City: Editorial RM / JUMEX, 2014. .
• Humans and Other Animals. London: Tate Publishing, 2015.
• Spirit is a Bone. London: Mack, 2015. .

Awards

• 2004: Vic Odden Award, Royal Photographic Society, Bath, England.^[10]
• 2013: Deutsche Börse Photography Prize, The Photographers' Gallery, London,^[11] for War Primer 2
• 2014: Infinity Award, International Center of Photography, New York City.

Exhibitions

• British Art Show 8, Leeds; Edinburgh; Norwich; Southampton.^[12]
• "Rudiments", Center for Contemporary Art, Ujazdowski Castle, Warsaw.^[13]
• "Rudiments", Lisson Gallery, London.^[14]
• Conflict, Time, Photography, Tate Modern, London, November 2014 – March 2015;^[15] Museum Folkwang, Essen, 10 April – 5 July 2015.^[16]
• To Photograph the Details of a Dark Horse in Low Light, Foam Fotografiemuseum Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands.^[17]
• Shanghai Biennale 2014, Shanghai.^[18]
• Cross Section of a Revolution, Lisson Gallery, London.^[19]
• New Photography 2013, Museum of Modern Art, New York City.^[20]
• Tate galleries, London.^[21]
• Apexart, New York City.^[22]
• Gwangju Biennale, Gwangju, South Jeolla province, South Korea.^[23]
• Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands.^[24]
• International Center of Photography, New York City.
• Kunst-Werke Institute for Contemporary Art, Berlin.^[25]
• The Photographers' Gallery, London.^[26]
• , Doha, Qatar.^[27]
• Dodo, Colección Júmex, Mexico City.^[28]
• Divine Violence, Mostyn, Llandudno, north Wales, July–November 2014, included Broomberg & Chanarin's Afterlife.^[29]

Collections

• Tate, London.^[30]
• Museum of Modern Art, New York City.
• Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam.
• Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
• Musée de l'Élysée, Lausanne, Switzerland.
• International Center of Photography, New York City.
• Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto.
• Galería NoguerasBlanchard, Madrid / Barcelona ^[31]

External links

• • 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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Bio : Broomberg & Chanarin . Choppedliver.info . 2015-06-04.
2. News: Sean O'Hagan. Sean O'Hagan. Deutsche Börse photography prize 2013 won by Broomberg and Chanarin | Art and design . The Guardian . 10 June 2013. 2015-06-04.
3. News: Adam Broomberg & Oliver Chanarin win the Deutsche Börse Photography Prize 2013 . Telegraph.co.uk . 2013-06-10. 2015-06-04 . London . Alice . Vincent.
4. Web site: Infinity Awards | International Center of Photography . Icp.org . 5 September 2015.
5. Web site: MACK - Adam Broomberg & Oliver Chanarin - Holy Bible . . 2015-06-04.
6. Web site: About . choppedliverpress . https://web.archive.org/web/20141027170532/http://www.choppedliverpress.com/about . October 27, 2014 . dead .
7. Jeffrey Ladd . The Holy Bible, Appropriated: An Illustrated Scripture by Broomberg and Chanarin . . LightBox . June 6, 2013 . June 4, 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130607233617/http://lightbox.time.com/2013/06/06/the-holy-bible-appropriated-an-illustrated-scripture-by-broomberg-and-chanarin/ . June 7, 2013.
8. Web site: Adam Broomberg & Oliver Chanarin - Artist's Profile . Saatchigallery.com . 1996-09-27 . 2015-06-04.
9. The digital edition of the book is available for free here at Mapp.
10. Web site: Vic Odden Award . Rps.org . 2015-06-04.
11. Web site: DB 2013 Winner | DBPP 2013 | The Photographers' Gallery . . 2013-06-10 . 2015-06-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150702131802/http://thephotographersgallery.org.uk/deutsche-b-rse-photography-prize-2013-3 . 2015-07-02 . dead .
12. Web site: Artists announced for British Art Show 8 « a-n The Artists Information Company . A-n.co.uk . 2015-09-06.
13. Web site: Centrum Sztuki Współczesnej Zamek Ujazdowski . Csw.art.pl . 2015-09-06.
14. Web site: Broomberg & Chanarin: Rudiments | Exhibitions . Lisson Gallery . 2015-09-06.
15. Web site: Conflict, Time, Photography. 19 October 2015 . .
16. Web site: Conflict, Time, Photography . . 19 October 2015 . 29 August 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150829043347/http://www.museum-folkwang.de/en/exhibitions/archive/conflict-time-photgraphy.html . dead .
17. Web site: Broomberg & Chanarin - To Photograph the Details of a Dark Horse in Low Light. Foam. https://web.archive.org/web/20150509183247/http://www.foam.org/visit-foam/calendar/2015-exhibitions/broomberg-chanarin/. 9 May 2015.
18. Web site: The 10th Shanghai Biennale | Exhibition . Power Station of Art . 2015-09-06.
19. Web site: Cross Section of a Revolution | Exhibitions . Lisson Gallery . 2015-03-07 . 2015-09-06.
20. Web site: New Photography 2013 . MoMA . 2015-09-06.
21. Web site: Ruin Lust . Tate . 2015-09-06.
22. Web site: Death of a Cameraman :: Martin Waldmeier . apexart . 2015-09-06.
23. Web site: Gwangju Biennale Foundation . Gwangjubiennale.org . 2012-07-10 . 2015-09-06 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924024836/http://www.gwangjubiennale.org/eng/information/NEWS/?no=20&mode=view&IDX=7316&p=4 . 2015-09-24 .
24. Web site: facts, fictions and stories - two projects by broomberg & chanarin - Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam . Stedelijk.nl . 2006-11-09 . 2015-09-06.
25. Web site: Seeing is believing – Programm - KW Institute for Contemporary Art . Kw-berlin.de . 2015-09-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151024023249/http://www.kw-berlin.de/de/exhibitions/seeing_is_believing_58 . 2015-10-24 . dead .
26. Web site: Deutsche Börse Prize 2013 | The Photographers' Gallery . Thephotographersgallery.org.uk . 2013-06-23 . 2015-09-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150907233642/http://thephotographersgallery.org.uk/deutsche-bo-rse-photography-prize-2013 . 2015-09-07 . dead .
27. Web site: Tea with Nefertiti . Mathaf . 2015-09-06.
28. Web site: Javier Rivero . Fundación Jumex Arte Contemporáneo . Fundacionjumex.org . 2015-09-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150617170659/http://fundacionjumex.org/explora/exposicion/dodo . 2015-06-17 . dead .
29. Web site: Broomberg and Chanarin : Divine Violence . Artes Mundi . 2014-06-23 . 2015-09-06.
30. News: 'Untitled (Chair balancing on stick)', Adam Broomberg, Oliver Chanarin Tate. Tate. Tate. 2018-09-05. en-GB.
31. Web site: Nogueras Blanchard .