Björn Dawidsson (born June 7 1949 in Örebro), who publishes as Dawid, is a Swedish photographer based in Stockholm.[1][2]

Dawidsson in Stockholm in 2008

Biography

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In 1973 he Dawidsson had his first big solo exhibition Ingen älskar mig (Nobody Loves Me) at Liljevalchs konsthall in Stockholm with a selection of 50 small camera prints from 35mm negatives.

The Rost series marked a fundamental shift away from both the style of his previous images and the parameters of 'straight' representational photography.[3]

Dawidsson has been exhibited in many national and international museums and galleries and is represented in a number of significant art collections.

Solo exhibitions (selection)

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  • Swedish Photography, Berlin, Germany), 2013
  • Landskrona Museum, (Landskrona, Sweden), 2012
  • Swedish Photography, Berlin, Germany), 2011
  • Fotografiska, (Stockholm, Sweden), 2010 and 2011
  • Nordic Light, (Kristiansund, Norway), 2010
  • Hasselblad Center, (Gothenburg, Sweden), 2009
  • Skövde Museum, (Skövde, Sweden), 2008
  • Liljevalchs Konsthall, (Stockholm, Sweden), 2008
  • Millesgårdens Konsthall, Stockholm, Sweden), 2005
  • Centre Culturel Suédois, (Paris, France), 2002
  • The Pentagram Gallery, (London, UK), 2001
  • Galerie Priska Pasquer, (Cologne, Germany), 2001
  • Galerie 213, Retrospective of large format works, (Paris, France) 1999
  • Karlshamns Konsthall, Retrospective, (Karlshamn, Sweden), 1997
  • Galleri Krister Fahl, (Stockholm, Sweden). 1994 (
  • Folkwang Museum (Essen, Germany), M + M, large format works, 1993
  • Malmö Konsthall (Malmö, Sweden) (DAGRAMS), photograms, 1989
  • Centre Culturel Suédois, (Paris, France), 1986
  • Upplandsmuseet, (Uppsala, Sweden), 1985
  • Moderna Museet, “Rost” (Stockholm, Sweden) 1983
  • Galleri Camera Obscura, (Stockholm, Sweden), 1980
  • Liljevalchs Konsthall, “Ingen älskar mig”(Stockholm, Sweden) 1973

Books/Monographs (selection)

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  • Kars, 2011
  • Hybris, Liljevalchs Konsthall (text Niclas Östlind), 2008
  • Beautiful Frames, Steidl (Editor Michael Mack), 2001
  • Mot fotografiet/Arbetsnamn Skulptur (Working Title: Sculpture), by Linde, Ulf, Carlsson Bokförlag, 1989
  • Verkligen?!, by Dawid and Lind, Håkan, Bokförlaget, 1978, (reissued 2009, (text Niclas Östlind)

Collections

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  • Absolut Art Collection
  • Bonnier Collection, Stockholm, Sweden
  • Camera Obscura Collection, Stockholm, Sweden
  • Centro Cultural Arte Contemporaneo, Mexico City, Mexico
  • Dorint Collection, Brussels, Belgium
  • Erling Neby Collection, Norway
  • Folkwang Museum, Essen
  • Göteborgs Konstmuseum, Gothenburg, Sweden
  • Helsingborg Konstmuseum, Sweden
  • Kalmar Konstmuseum, Kalmar, Sweden
  • Landskrona Museum, Landskrona, Sweden
  • Malmö Museum, Malmö, Sweden
  • Manfred Heiting Collection, Amsterdam, Netherlands
  • Moderna Museet, Stockholm, Sweden
  • Museet för samtidskunst, Oslo, Norway
  • Nyky taiteen museo, Helsinki, Finland
  • Rogaland Kunstmuseum, Stavanger, Norway
  • The Hasselblad Collection, Gothenburg, Sweden
  • The National Public Art Council, Sweden
  • Upplands Konstmuseum, Uppsala, Sweden
  • Örebro Läns Landsting, Sweden

References

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  1. ^ Scandinavian Photography 1: Sweden - Volume 1 Daniel J. Strong, Niclas Östlind - 2005 But, while that exhibition included forty living photographers (three of whom — Björn Dawidsson, Lennart Durehed, and Otmar Thormann — are included in this exhibition), the catalogue for the exhibition deals mostly with establishing the ...
  2. ^ Bländande bilder: new trends and young photography in Sweden - Page 1 Leif Wigh, Åke Sidwall, Fotografiska museet - 1981 "One of the photographers to close ranks with Thormann and Smoliansky was Björn Dawidsson. His fragmented style, drawing inspiration from many different quarters, lent the new photography a clear and immediate freshness, combined with ...
  3. ^ Mack, Michael (2001). Michael Mack (ed.). Dawid Beautiful Frames. Göttingen, Germany: Steidl. p. 390. ISBN 3-88243-724-3.