Lars Schwander (born 15 December 1957) is a Danish photographer and gallerist. As a photographer he is most known for his portraits of international artists. In 1996 he founded Fotografisk Center in

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, an exhibition space for

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Biography

Lars Schwander
www.larsschwander.com
was born in 1957. In the 1980s he was the co-editor of the magazine ''Sidegaden'' before founding his own magazine ''Copyright''.

Photography

Schwander has portrayed many international artists in his photography, including

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and

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. His artistic work is represented in international collections such as those of

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in Paris, the Musée de la photographie in Belgium, the

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in Copenhagen, the

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in Paris, the Lenono Photo Archive in New York and the extensive German Olbricht Collection in Essen.

Other photography-related activities

In 1996 Schwander established the Fotografisk Center at

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in Copenhagen and in 2008 he opened a second photography gallery, annexone.org in

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. He has also written a number of books and catalogues on photography and photographers, including a biography of

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, as well as a reviewer of photography books and exhibitions for national daily

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. Schwander has also curated exhibitions for the

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. and sits on boards and committees of the Danish art world as well as on the jury in the

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Work

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) 96-11 Founder and director of Photographic Center (Cph) 94-96 Photographic coordinator, Cph 96, Cultural City of the Year (Cph) 94-96 Jury member for the arts, Cph 96, Cultural City of the Year (Cph) 94-94 Ass. 1. Librarian, Dept. of photographs, The Royal Library (Cph) 92-94 Subject specialist, Dept. of photographs, The Royal Library (Cph) 90-92 Publisher and editor-in-chief, Copyright Art Magazine (Cph) 89-90 Dept. of photographs, The Royal (Cph) 87-93 Publisher and editor, Lundtofte Publishing (Denmark) 86-88 Press secretary, The Art Hall and Museum of Photographic Arts (Denmark) 82-84 Member of the editorial group of the Magazine Sidegaden (Cph)

Bibliography

* ''Viggo Rivad - Mellem lys og skygge'' (2000). Gyldendal. * ''Portraits of Artists / Portraits d'Artistes / Kunstnerportrætter'' (2001). Forlaget Rhodos, International Science and Art publishers.

References