Cooling Towers series
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The Cooling Towers series is a renowned photographic project by Bernd and Hilla Becher that systematically documents industrial cooling towers in a typological, black-and-white style.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
conceptual photography project
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photographic series ⓘ |
| aim |
creation of typological grids
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systematic documentation of industrial cooling towers ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
New Topographics
NERFINISHED
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conceptual art of the 1960s and 1970s ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| creator |
Bernd Becher
NERFINISHED
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Hilla Becher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
cooling towers in Europe
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cooling towers in North America ⓘ cooling towers of heavy industry sites ⓘ cooling towers of power plants ⓘ |
| endTime | 1990s ⓘ |
| exhibitedAt |
contemporary art galleries
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museums of modern art ⓘ |
| genre |
conceptual art
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documentary photography ⓘ industrial photography ⓘ |
| hasPart | photographs of industrial cooling towers ⓘ |
| inCollectionOf |
Centre Pompidou
NERFINISHED
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Museum of Modern Art, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ Tate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Andreas Gursky
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Candida Höfer NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Ruff NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Struth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfAccompanyingText |
English
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German ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
cooling towers
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industrial architecture ⓘ postwar industrial landscapes ⓘ |
| method |
comparative presentation of similar structures
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serial photography ⓘ |
| movement | Düsseldorf School of Photography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
black-and-white photography
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grid presentation of images ⓘ influence on contemporary photography ⓘ systematic typological approach ⓘ |
| partOf | industrial typologies by Bernd and Hilla Becher ⓘ |
| photographicProcess | black-and-white film ⓘ |
| photographicStyle |
even lighting
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frontally composed ⓘ high depth of field ⓘ objective ⓘ |
| publicationForm |
exhibition catalogues
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photobook ⓘ |
| startTime | 1960s ⓘ |
| typologyOf | industrial structures ⓘ |
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