Anton Corbijn

Anton Corbijn (b. 1955, Strijen, Netherlands) is a photographer, film director, and video artist whose practice has moved between music photography, portraiture, cinema, and fine art since the late 1970s. He is known for his long-term collaborations with Depeche Mode, U2, and Nirvana, and for his 33 Still Lives project: staged celebrity portraits made to resemble paparazzi images, film stills, and fragments from imagined documentaries.

Corbijn has exhibited at TORCH Gallery, Amsterdam; Hamiltons Gallery, London; and major institutions internationally. His films include Control (2007) and The American (2010).

This collection gathers exhibition invitations, announcement cards, and printed matter relating to Corbijn’s practice.

  • Anton Corbijn, Still Lives, exhibition opening card recto. Torch Gallery, Amsterdam, 2000. Blue-toned black-and-white photograph: a woman with long dark hair stands in a white dress beside a white picket fence, bare winter trees behind her. A second figure in a matching white dress crouches at her feet, face obscured by dark hair. Atmospheric, gothic mood. Image: Anton Corbijn, Björk, Reykjavik, 1999. Anton Corbijn, Still Lives, exhibition opening card verso. Torch Gallery, Amsterdam, 2000. White card with large bold black sans-serif type: 'Anton / Corbijn / Still Lives'. Opening details below: 'opening 15 . 4 . 2000 17.00 – 19.00 hrs.' Gallery details: Torch, Lauriergracht 94, 1016 RN Amsterdam; Tel 31-20-6260284; Fax 31-20-6238892; open Thurs/Fri/Sat 13.00–18.00 hrs or by appointment. Caption at foot: 'Anton Corbijn, Björk, Reykjavik, 1999, 185 × 125 cm, Ed. 8'. Address block upper left: Nicole Tran B

    Anton Corbijn — Still Lives

    Anton Corbijn — Still Lives