Björn Dawidsson

Björn Dawidsson (born June 7 1949 in Örebro), who publishes as Dawid, is a Swedish photographer based in Stockholm.

Biography In 1973 he Dawidsson had his first big solo exhibition Ingen älskar mig (Nobody Loves Me) at Liljevalchs konsthall in Stockholm with a selection of 50 small camera prints from 35mm negatives.

The Rost series marked a fundamental shift away from both the style of his previous images and the parameters of 'straight' representational photography.

Dawidsson has been exhibited in many national and international museums and galleries and is represented in a number of significant art collections.

Solo exhibitions (selection) Swedish Photography, Berlin, Germany), 2013 Landskrona Museum, (Landskrona, Sweden), 2012 Swedish Photography, Berlin, Germany), 2011 Fotografiska, (Stockholm, Sweden), 2010 and 2011 Nordic Light, (Kristiansund, Norway), 2010 Hasselblad Center, (Gothenburg, Sweden), 2009 Skövde Museum, (Skövde, Sweden), 2008 Liljevalchs Konsthall, (Stockholm, Sweden), 2008 Millesgårdens Konsthall, Stockholm, Sweden), 2005 Centre Culturel Suédois, (Paris, France), 2002 The Pentagram Gallery, (London, UK), 2001 Galerie Priska Pasquer, (Cologne, Germany), 2001 Galerie 213, Retrospective of large format works, (Paris, France) 1999 Karlshamns Konsthall, Retrospective, (Karlshamn, Sweden), 1997 Galleri Krister Fahl, (Stockholm, Sweden). 1994 ( Folkwang Museum (Essen, Germany), M + M, large format works, 1993 Malmö Konsthall (Malmö, Sweden) (DAGRAMS), photograms, 1989 Centre Culturel Suédois, (Paris, France), 1986 Upplandsmuseet, (Uppsala, Sweden), 1985 Moderna Museet, “Rost” (Stockholm, Sweden) 1983 Galleri Camera Obscura, (Stockholm, Sweden), 1980 Liljevalchs Konsthall, “Ingen älskar mig”(Stockholm, Sweden) 1973

Books/Monographs (selection) Kars, 2011 Hybris, Liljevalchs Konsthall (text Niclas Östlind), 2008 Beautiful Frames, Steidl (Editor Michael Mack), 2001 Mot fotografiet/Arbetsnamn Skulptur (Working Title: Sculpture), by Linde, Ulf, Carlsson Bokförlag, 1989 Verkligen?!, by Dawid and Lind, Håkan, Bokförlaget, 1978, (reissued 2009, (text Niclas Östlind)

Collections Absolut Art Collection Bonnier Collection, Stockholm, Sweden Camera Obscura Collection, Stockholm, Sweden Centro Cultural Arte Contemporaneo, Mexico City, Mexico Dorint Collection, Brussels, Belgium Erling Neby Collection, Norway Folkwang Museum, Essen Göteborgs Konstmuseum, Gothenburg, Sweden Helsingborg Konstmuseum, Sweden Kalmar Konstmuseum, Kalmar, Sweden Landskrona Museum, Landskrona, Sweden Malmö Museum, Malmö, Sweden Manfred Heiting Collection, Amsterdam, Netherlands Moderna Museet, Stockholm, Sweden Museet för samtidskunst, Oslo, Norway Nyky taiteen museo, Helsinki, Finland Rogaland Kunstmuseum, Stavanger, Norway The Hasselblad Collection, Gothenburg, Sweden The National Public Art Council, Sweden Upplands Konstmuseum, Uppsala, Sweden Örebro Läns Landsting, Sweden