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Adam Broomberg (born 1970) and Oliver Chanarin (born 1971) are artists living and working in London. Together they have had numerous international exhibitions. Their work is represented in major public and private collections. They were awarded the Deutsche Börse Photography Prize for their book ''War Primer 2'', described as a "book that physically inhabits the pages of
Bertolt Brecht Eugen Berthold Friedrich Brecht (10 February 1898 – 14 August 1956), known professionally as Bertolt Brecht, was a German theatre practitioner, playwright, and poet. Coming of age during the Weimar Republic, he had his first successes as a pl ...
's remarkable 1955 publication ''War Primer''." They were awarded the International Center of Photography Infinity Award for their publication, ''Holy Bible''. Broomberg and Chanarin founded the imprint ''Chopped Liver Press'' to publish and sell their own books as well as those by other artists. Broomberg was born in Johannesburg, South Africa and Chanarin was born in London.


Publications

*''Trust.'' London: Westzone, 2000. *''Ghetto.'' London:
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, 2003. *''Mr Mkhize's Portrait.'' London: Trolley, 2004. . *''Chicago.'' SteidlMACK, 2006. *''Fig.'' Göttingen: Steidl; Brighton: Photoworks, 2007. . *''The Red House.'' Göttingen: Steidl, 2007. *''People in Trouble Laughing Pushed to the Ground.'' London: Mack, 2011. . *''War Primer 2.'' London: Mack, 2011. . Edition of 100 copies. **Digital edition. Mapp. A version of the printed book with essays about ''War Primer'' by
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**Paperback. London: Mack, 2018. . *''SPBH Book Club Vol 1.'' London: Self Publish, Be Happy, 2012. *''Holy Bible.'' London: Mack; AMC, 2013. . *''Scarti.'' London: Trolley, 2013. . *''Dodo.'' Mexico City: Editorial RM / JUMEX, 2014. . *''Humans and Other Animals.'' London: Tate Publishing, 2015. *''Spirit is a Bone.'' London: Mack, 2015. .


Awards

*2004: Vic Odden Award,
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, Bath, England. *2013: Deutsche Börse Photography Prize, The Photographers' Gallery, London, for ''War Primer 2'' *2014: Infinity Award, International Center of Photography, New York City.


Exhibitions

* British Art Show 8, Leeds; Edinburgh; Norwich; Southampton. *"Rudiments", Center for Contemporary Art, Ujazdowski Castle, Warsaw. *"Rudiments", Lisson Gallery, London. *''Conflict, Time, Photography'', Tate Modern, London, November 2014 – March 2015; Museum Folkwang, Essen, 10 April – 5 July 2015. *''To Photograph the Details of a Dark Horse in Low Light,'' Foam Fotografiemuseum Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands. *
Shanghai Biennale The Shanghai Biennale is one of the highest-profile contemporary art events in Shanghai and the most established art biennale in China. It was initially held in the Shanghai Art Museum. From 2012 on, it has been hosted in Power Station of Art, the ...
2014, Shanghai. *''Cross Section of a Revolution,'' Lisson Gallery, London. *''New Photography 2013,'' Museum of Modern Art, New York City. * Tate galleries, London. * Apexart, New York City. *
Gwangju Biennale The Gwangju Biennale is a contemporary art biennale founded in September 1995 in Gwangju, South Jeolla province, South Korea. The Gwangju Biennale is hosted by the Gwangju Biennale Foundation and the city of Gwangju. The Gwangju Biennale Founda ...
, Gwangju, South Jeolla province, South Korea. *
Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam The Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam (; Municipal Museum Amsterdam), colloquially known as the Stedelijk, is a museum for modern art, contemporary art, and design located in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
, Amsterdam, Netherlands. * International Center of Photography, New York City. * Kunst-Werke Institute for Contemporary Art, Berlin. * The Photographers' Gallery, London. * Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art, Doha, Qatar. *''Dodo,'' Colección Júmex, Mexico City. *''Divine Violence,'' Mostyn, Llandudno, north Wales, July–November 2014, included Broomberg & Chanarin's ''Afterlife''.


Collections

* Tate, London. * Museum of Modern Art, New York City. *
Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam The Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam (; Municipal Museum Amsterdam), colloquially known as the Stedelijk, is a museum for modern art, contemporary art, and design located in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
. * Victoria and Albert Museum, London. * Musée de l'Élysée, Lausanne, Switzerland. * International Center of Photography, New York City. * Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto. *Galería NoguerasBlanchard, Madrid / Barcelona https://www.noguerasblanchard.com/en/artists/broomberg-chanarin


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2015 Interview with Chris Dercon
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2015 Interview with Magali Genuite
in ''Double'' magazine
2014 Interview with Adam Carr
in ''Mousse Magazine''
2014 Adam Broomberg & Oliver Chanarin
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2014 Interview with Sabine Mirlesse
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