Carl de Keyzer
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Carl de Keyzer is a Belgian city and municipality located in the Flemish province West Flanders...
) is a Belgian
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contemporary photographer. He was nominated to the Magnum Photos
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agency in 1990, became an associated member in 1992 and a full member in 1994.
Career
Keyzer's freelance career began in 1982, at which time he also taught at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts, GhentGhent
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, Belgium
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. During this time he co-founded the XYZ-Photography Gallery. He has exhibited his work in many European galleries and has received several awards, including the Book Award from the Arles
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Festival, the W. Eugene Smith
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Award (1990) and the Kodak Award (1992). Major subjects in his worked have included the collapse of Soviet Union
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and India
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. Robert Koch gallery describes his work as investigating "marginalized social groups and constructs uncritical psychological portraits which work to familiarize the 'other.'" He currently lives in Ghent and continues to teach.
Awards
- 1995, Annual Fine Arts Award Belgium, Brussels, Belgium
- 1992, Prix de la Critique Kodak, Paris, France
- 1990, W. Eugene Smith Award, New York, USA
- 1990, Prix du Livre, Rencontres Internationales de la Photo, Arles, France
- 1990, Louis-Paul Boon Award, Ghent, Belgium
- 1988, Grand Prix de la Triennale de la Ville de Fribourg, Switzerland
- 1986, Grand Prix de la Triennale de la photographie, Photographie Ouverte, Charleroi, Belgium
- 1986, HasselbladHasselbladVictor Hasselblad AB is a Swedish manufacturer of medium-format cameras and photographic equipment based in Gothenburg, Sweden.The company is best known for the medium-format cameras it has produced since World War II....
Award Belgium, Brussels, Belgium - 1982, First Prize - Experimental Film, Festival for Young Belgian Filmmakers, Brussels, Belgium
Collections
- Museum of Contemporary Art, Ghent, Belgium
- Photography Museum, Charleroi, Belgium
- Photography Museum, Antwerp, Belgium
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Collection, Paris, France - Ministry of Culture, Brussels, Belgium
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, New York - Centro de Arte, Salamanca, Spain
- Magnum Photos Collection, Harry Ransom Center, University of Texas at AustinUniversity of Texas at AustinThe University of Texas at Austin is a state research university located in Austin, Texas, USA, and is the flagship institution of the The University of Texas System. Founded in 1883, its campus is located approximately from the Texas State Capitol in Austin...