Florian Maier-Aichen
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Florian Maier-Aichen is a landscape photographer based in Cologne, Germany and Los Angeles
, USA
. He uses a combination of traditional photographic techniques and computer imaging.
Maier-Aichen studied at the University of California, Los Angeles
, the University of Essen in Germany, and at the Hoegskolan for Fotografi och Film Gothenborg in Sweden
.
His work features in several important public collections including the Denver Art Museum
, the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles, the Walker Art Center
in Minneapolis, the Whitney Museum of American Art
in New York, and the Saatchi Gallery
in London. He is represented by Blum & Poe Gallery in Los Angeles, California, and 303 Gallery in New York City. He participated in the 2006 Whitney Biennial
.
Los Ángeles
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, USA
United States
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. He uses a combination of traditional photographic techniques and computer imaging.
Maier-Aichen studied at the University of California, Los Angeles
University of California, Los Angeles
The University of California, Los Angeles is a public research university located in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, USA. It was founded in 1919 as the "Southern Branch" of the University of California and is the second oldest of the ten campuses...
, the University of Essen in Germany, and at the Hoegskolan for Fotografi och Film Gothenborg in Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
.
His work features in several important public collections including the Denver Art Museum
Denver Art Museum
The Denver Art Museum is an art museum in Denver, Colorado located in Denver's Civic Center.It is known for its collection of American Indian art,and has a comprehensive collection numbering more than 68,000 works from across the world....
, the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles, the Walker Art Center
Walker Art Center
The Walker Art Center is a contemporary art center in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. The Walker is considered one of the nation's "big five" museums for modern art along with the Museum of Modern Art, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Guggenheim Museum and the Hirshhorn...
in Minneapolis, the Whitney Museum of American Art
Whitney Museum of American Art
The Whitney Museum of American Art, often referred to simply as "the Whitney", is an art museum with a focus on 20th- and 21st-century American art. Located at 945 Madison Avenue at 75th Street in New York City, the Whitney's permanent collection contains more than 18,000 works in a wide variety of...
in New York, and the Saatchi Gallery
Saatchi Gallery
The Saatchi Gallery is a London gallery for contemporary art, opened by Charles Saatchi in 1985 in order to exhibit his collection to the public. It has occupied different premises, first in North London, then the South Bank by the River Thames and currently in Chelsea. Saatchi's collection, and...
in London. He is represented by Blum & Poe Gallery in Los Angeles, California, and 303 Gallery in New York City. He participated in the 2006 Whitney Biennial
Whitney Biennial
The Whitney Biennial is a biennale exhibition of contemporary American art, typically by young and lesser known artists, on display at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City, USA. The event began as an annual exhibition in 1932, the first biennial was in 1973...
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