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His novel the name of the rose was an international bestseller. Juxtaposing emotional architecture and objective design. Her photographs are sober and restrained in feel the atmosphere is disturbed by neither visitors nor users, especially as she forgoes any staging of the locations. From 1973 to 1982 candida hofer had studied at the art academy dusseldorf first studying film with ole john, before joining bernd bechers first photography class. Also at dusseldorf, in 1975, she had her first solo gallery exhibition at konrad fischer gallery. Thus candida hofers book, libraries, published by schirmermosel. Buy libraries 01 by candida hofer, umberto eco isbn. Nobody photographs libraries, those splendid and intimate cathedrals of knowledge, as beautifully as candida hofer. She was a student at the dusseldorf academy of art and studied film under ole john before going on to study photography under bernd becher.
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Candida hofer born 1944 is a cologne, germanybased photographer and a former student of bernd and hilla becher. Born in eberswalde, germany in 1944, candida hofer attended the kunstacademie dusseldorf from 1973 to 1982. Candida hofer in mexico exhibitions ncma north carolina. Candida hofer book edmonton public library bibliocommons. This volume contains hofers famously ascetic images of the british library in london, the escorial in spain, the whitney museum and the pierpont morgan library in new york, the bibliotheque. Historischgeographischer schulatlas 2009 rare import book new ebay. Traveling around the world, hofer shows the exquisite beauty to be found in order, repetition, and. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. And i am a photobook collector with a slowly growing personal library. Oct 31, 2005 candida hofer studied with bernd becher at the dussedorf academy of art. Libraries candida hofer 03 detmold germany i need to visit all of these beautiful libraries a library candida hofer splendid photography. Candida hofer studied with bernd becher at the dussedorf academy of art. Candida hofer helps you discovering the worlds most stunning. Paging through revered german photographer candida hofers new book, youre reminded of just how vast a scope of institutions libraries.
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