Norbert Schoerner
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Norbert Schoerner is a German
photographer and filmmaker.
Based in London since 1989, he spent the early 1990s experimenting with
layered imaging and digital post production, primarily in The Face
. His work has since been published in NY Times magazine,Vogue
, and Another Magazine
. His advertising campaign
s have included Comme des Garçons
, Swarovski
, Shiseido
, Prada
, and Lacoste.
Schoerner’s photographic and multi-media works have been featured in numerous group shows such as: photo50 (London Art Fair, 2010), You Dig the Tunnel – I’ll Hide the Soil (White Cube
, London, 2008), Cities: People, Architecture and Society (La Biennale, Venice, 2006), I Shot Norman Foster at the Architecture Foundation (London, 2005), and JAM: Tokyo-London (Tokyo Opera City, 2002).
Solo exhibitions have been held at Comme des Garçons (with The Face
, Aoyama, Tokyo, 1996), Chapman Fine Arts (London, 2001), SDLX (Tokyo, 2004) and Museum 52 (London, 2004). In 2005, Schoerner had a mini-retrospective at the Photo festival in Hyères, France for which he created The Court, an interactive and site-specific interpretation of the very notion of “retrospective”.
Schoerner's book The Order of Things was published by Phaidon in 2002. He has collaborated with Jake and Dinos Chapman
, and contributed to books such as The Impossible Image: Fashion Photography in the Digital Age (Phaidon, 2000), Apocalypse (Royal Academy, London, 2000), Hell (Jake and Dinos Chapman
, Saatchi Gallery, 2003), and Beauty in Vogue (Condé Nast, 2007).
Germans
The Germans are a Germanic ethnic group native to Central Europe. The English term Germans has referred to the German-speaking population of the Holy Roman Empire since the Late Middle Ages....
photographer and filmmaker.
Based in London since 1989, he spent the early 1990s experimenting with
layered imaging and digital post production, primarily in The Face
The Face (magazine)
The Face was a British music, fashion and culture monthly magazine started in May 1980 by Nick Logan.-1980s:Logan had previously created the teen pop magazine Smash Hits, and had been an editor at the New Musical Express in the 1970s before launching The Face in 1980.The magazine was influential in...
. His work has since been published in NY Times magazine,Vogue
Vogue (magazine)
Vogue is a fashion and lifestyle magazine that is published monthly in 18 national and one regional edition by Condé Nast.-History:In 1892 Arthur Turnure founded Vogue as a weekly publication in the United States. When he died in 1909, Condé Montrose Nast picked up the magazine and slowly began...
, and Another Magazine
Another Magazine
Another Magazine is a bi-annual culture and fashion magazine for men and women. It was launched in 2001 under the umbrella publishing company Dazed Group....
. His advertising campaign
Advertising campaign
An advertising campaign is a series of advertisement messages that share a single idea and theme which make up an integrated marketing communication...
s have included Comme des Garçons
Comme des Garçons
Comme des Garçons, written コム・デ・ギャルソン in Japanese and French for "Like Boys," is a Japanese fashion label headed by Rei Kawakubo, who owns the company with her husband Adrian Joffe....
, Swarovski
Swarovski
Swarovski is the brand name for a range of precisely-cut crystal and related luxury products produced by Swarovski AG of Wattens, Austria...
, Shiseido
Shiseido
is a major Japanese hair care and cosmetics producer. It is the oldest cosmetics company in the world and the fourth largest cosmetics company in the world.-History:...
, Prada
Prada
Prada S.p.A. is an Italian fashion label specializing in luxury goods for men and women , founded by Mario Prada.-Foundations:...
, and Lacoste.
Schoerner’s photographic and multi-media works have been featured in numerous group shows such as: photo50 (London Art Fair, 2010), You Dig the Tunnel – I’ll Hide the Soil (White Cube
White Cube
White Cube is a contemporary art gallery designed by MRJ Rundell & Associates in Hoxton Square in the East End of London Mason's Yard, in central London and White Cube Bermondsey in South East London...
, London, 2008), Cities: People, Architecture and Society (La Biennale, Venice, 2006), I Shot Norman Foster at the Architecture Foundation (London, 2005), and JAM: Tokyo-London (Tokyo Opera City, 2002).
Solo exhibitions have been held at Comme des Garçons (with The Face
The Face (magazine)
The Face was a British music, fashion and culture monthly magazine started in May 1980 by Nick Logan.-1980s:Logan had previously created the teen pop magazine Smash Hits, and had been an editor at the New Musical Express in the 1970s before launching The Face in 1980.The magazine was influential in...
, Aoyama, Tokyo, 1996), Chapman Fine Arts (London, 2001), SDLX (Tokyo, 2004) and Museum 52 (London, 2004). In 2005, Schoerner had a mini-retrospective at the Photo festival in Hyères, France for which he created The Court, an interactive and site-specific interpretation of the very notion of “retrospective”.
Schoerner's book The Order of Things was published by Phaidon in 2002. He has collaborated with Jake and Dinos Chapman
Jake and Dinos Chapman
Iakovos "Jake" Chapman and Konstantinos "Dinos" Chapman are English visual artists, often known as the Chapman Brothers, who work together as a collaborative sibling duo...
, and contributed to books such as The Impossible Image: Fashion Photography in the Digital Age (Phaidon, 2000), Apocalypse (Royal Academy, London, 2000), Hell (Jake and Dinos Chapman
Jake and Dinos Chapman
Iakovos "Jake" Chapman and Konstantinos "Dinos" Chapman are English visual artists, often known as the Chapman Brothers, who work together as a collaborative sibling duo...
, Saatchi Gallery, 2003), and Beauty in Vogue (Condé Nast, 2007).
External links
- Schoerner's site
- Photographs by Schoerner at The Guardian
- Festival International de Mode et de Photographie à Hyères. Requires Flash.
- Archeology of Elegance. 1980 - 2000. 20 Jahre Modephotographie" Deichtorhallen (Hamburg) exhibition notice.
- Soar", a video by Schoerner. New York Times.