Christer Strömholm
1918–2002

CHRISTER STRÖMHOLM
Gina & Nana, Place Blanche, Paris, 1960-65
© Christer Strömholm / BVS / Courtesy Kicken Berlin
Biography
Christer Strömholm (Swedish, 1918-2002) is also known as Christer Christian. Strömholm began studying painting at Dresden’s Akademie der Künste with Waldemar Winkler in 1937. Dissenting opinions about Paul Klee and other Bauhaus artists led Strömholm to leave the academy and continue his studies in Stockholm. After serving in World War II he resumed his education in 1946 at the Académie des Beaux Arts in Paris, where he remained after graduation to work as a photographer. Under the name Christer Christian he joined the fotoform artist group around Otto Steinert in 1951 and exhibited his works in the subjektive fotografie shows. From 1956 to 1964 Strömholm photographed facets of Parisian nightlife, such as the transsexual scene at the Place Blanche. He founded the University of Stockholm’s legendary Fotoskolan, which he headed from 1962 to 1974.
Exhibitions
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50 YEARS | 50 PHOTOGRAPHSselected by Wilhelm SchürmannApr 26, 2024 — Mar 28, 2025
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subjektive fotografie 2More Adventures in the Visual FieldFeb 15 — Apr 24, 2014
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subjektive fotografieAdventures in the Visual FieldSep 21, 2013 — Jan 24, 2014
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MAN RAYThe Tricks of Today are the Truths of TomorrowFeb 02 — Apr 06, 2013
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Christer StrömholmA Hommage & More Subjective PhotographyMay 31 — Sep 12, 2003
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Christer StrömholmThe Art of being therePhotographien 1940 –1963Feb 14 — Apr 28, 1992