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Candida Höfer


Born
Eberswalde, Germany

Candida Höfer (German, b.1944) is a photographer known for her large-format images of architectural interiors, which address the psychological environment of social and cultural institutions by acknowledging how public spaces are designed to accommodate and inform the public. After completing studies at the Cologne Werkschule, she enrolled in the Düsseldorf School of Art, where she was taught by Bernd and Hilla Becher, heavily influenced by the formal qualities of the austere documentary photography they endorsed.

Along with fellow German artists Thomas Struth, Andreas Gursky, and Thomas Ruff, Höfer's work became internationally recognized in the 1980s, and her subject matter expanded to include a myriad of places rooted in cultural formati ...more

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Architecture of Absence
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Candida H�fer: Opera de Paris
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Candida Hofer: On Kawara, D...
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Candida H�fer: Bologna Series
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Candida Hofer: Dresden
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SOM Journal 3
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