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Candida Höfer


Born
in Eberswalde, Germany
February 04, 1944

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Art


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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Average rating: 4.14 · 526 ratings · 83 reviews · 34 distinct works • Similar authors
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Architecture of Absence
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Candida Höfer: Opera de Paris
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Candida Höfer: Louvre
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Candida Höfer: Dresden
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Candida Höfer: On Kawara, D...
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Candida Höfer: Bologna Series
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Candida Höfer: Leseräume (K...
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Som Journal 3
3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2004
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