Adam Broomberg (born 1970, Johannesburg) and Oliver Chanarin (born 1971, London) are artists living and working in London and Berlin. Together, they explore the concepts of violence, authority and politics, sometimes through the prism of religion as in Holy Bible.
Photo: © ICP
Adam Broomberg (born 1970, Johannesburg) and Oliver Chanarin (born 1971, London) are artists living and working in London and Berlin. Together, they explore the concepts of violence, authority and politics, sometimes through the prism of religion as in Holy Bible.
Photo: © ICP
Major awards include the ICP Infinity Award (2014) for Holy Bible, and the Deutsche Börse Photography Prize (2013) for War Primer 2. Their participation in international group shows includes numerous prestigeous events and venues like the Yokohama Trienniale (2017), The British Art Show 8 (2015-2017), Conflict, Time, Photography at Tate Modern, the Shanghai Biennale (2014); and the Museum of Modern Art, New York (2014) ...
2015 Spirit is a Bone. London: Mack,
2014 Dodo. Mexico City: Editorial RM / JUMEX,
Humans and Other Animals. London: Tate Publishing,
2013 Scarti. London: Trolley,
Holy Bible. London: Mack; AMC,
2012 SPBH Book Club Vol 1. London: Self Publish, Be Happy,
Black Market. Chopped Liver Press,
2011 War Primer 2. London: Mack,
People in Trouble Laughing Pushed to the Ground. London: Mack,
2007 The Red House. Göttingen: Steidl
Fig. Göttingen: Steidl; Brighton: Photoworks,
2006 Chicago. SteidlMACK,
2004 Mr Mkhize's Portrait. London: Trolley,
2003 Ghetto. London: Trolley,
2000 Trust. London: Westzone
Publisher's presentation: "Dodo is the catalogue of an exhibition of the same name by artists Adam Broomberg and Oliver Chanarin. The exhibition originated with the discovery of unreleased material from the motion picture Catch-22 (1970) in the storerooms of Paramount Picture. Filmed on a coastline in Mexico, which more closely resembled the Sicily of...
.One copy available.Publisher's presentation: "Scarti di avviamento is the technical term for the paper that is fed through the printing press to clean the drums of ink between print runs. This by-product is usually destroyed once the book is printed. But in this case the 'scarti' – Italian for scraps - were saved and safely stored away by publisher Gigi...
Holy Bible (2nd printing) (*signed*)
.One copy available.Holy Bible, by Adam Broomberg & Oliver Chanarin was one of the sensations of 2013, one of the most discussed books of that year, and selected in many "best of" lists.This book was for instance shortlisted for the "Book of the Year" award in the "Paris Photo / Aperture Foundation Awards".The books looks like a real Bible, and...
SPBH Book Club Vol. I (*signed*)
.Sold out.First publication produced for the Self Publish Be Happy "Book Club". Adam Broomberg et Oliver Chanarin working together for 15 years (1997 - 2012)Publisher's presentation: "Mixing private moments, self portraits and images from their documentary projects, the beautiful collection of personal polaroids form an intimate and imperfect inventory of...
People in Trouble Laughing Pushed to the...
.Sold out. Presentation by MACK: "People in trouble laughing pushed to the ground. Soldiers leaning, pointing, reaching. Woman sweeping. Balloons escaping. Coffin descending. Boys standing. Grieving. Chair balancing. Children smoking. Embracing. Creatures barking. Cars burning. Helicopters hovering. Faces. Human figures. Shapes. Birds. Structures left...