Gerry Johansson
Deutschland
American Winter
Tokyo
Antarktis
Amerika
Gerry Johansson is a reserved but investigative photographer. In his grayscale images, composed down to the last detail, he visualizes a phenomenon that is often understood as an abstract, elusive concept: Culture. Or, to be more precise, the cultural differences between the locations portrayed – no matter how subtle they may be. The true meaning of Gerry Johansson’s works can only be found in the deeper layers of what is shown. For decades he has traveled to countless places all over the world, some relatively close like the Swedish Kvidinge, others far away like the Mongolian Ulan Bator or the city of Pontiac in the Midwestern United States. Although these places could hardly be more different, he always returned with a collection of similar pictures. Gerry Johansson’s independent visual language is the central thread that connects the places aesthetically with each other. At the same time, however, it also represents the key that enables the viewer to decode the cultural differences in what is shown.
Born in 1945 in Örebro, Sweden, Gerry Johansson’s interest in photography began to develop as a teenager. After a stay in New York for several years in the early 1960s, he first studied graphic design at the School of Design and Crafts in Gothenburg, Sweden. After graduating in 1969, he worked as a graphic designer for 15 years before dedicating himself completely to photography in the mid-1980s.
Johansson’s works have been exhibited several times in renowned institutions such as the Deutsches Architekturmuseum in Frankfurt am Main, Moderna Museet in Stockholm and Kunsthalle Rostock, Germany. Gerry Johansson lives in Höganäs in southern Sweden. Gerry Johansson lives in Höganäs in southern Sweden.
Born in 1945 in Örebro, Sweden. He lives in Höganäs in southern Sweden.
EDUCATION
1969 Graphic Design at School of Design and Crafts, Gothenburg, Sweden
SOLO AND GROUP EXHIBITIONS
ICO Foundation, Madrid, Spain 2019
Framed Landscape, Galerie Wouther van Leeuwen, Amsterdam, NL 2019
Abecita Museum of Modern Art, Borås, Sweden 2019
MiCamera, Milan, Italy 2019
Spazio Hea, Castelfranco Veneto, Italy 2019
In Dialogue with Strömholm”, Dorothée Nilsson Gallery, Berlin, Germany 2018
Galerie f 5,6, Munich, Germany 2018
Nemeshallen, Mölnlycke, Sweden, 2018
Kunsthalle Rostock, Germany (Solo), 2018
Galerie Wouther van Leeuwen, Amsterdam, NL, 2018
Galeri VU, Paris, France 2017
Galerie Wouther van Leeuwen, Amsterdam, NL 2017
Vàng. Ronneby Kulturhus, Ronneby 2017
Only Photography, Berlin, Germany 2016
Neva Books, Rimforsa, Sweden 2016
Art Musuem Halland, Halmstad, Sweden 2014 Malmö Konsthall, Malmö, Sweden 2015
Galerie f5,6, München, Germany 2015
Land. Museumbyggningen, Köpenhamn, Denmark SI Fest # 23, Savignano, Italy 2015
Looking On, Ravenna, Italy 2015
Swedish Photography, Berlin, Germany Freelens Galerie, Hamburg, Germany 2013
FotoDoks, München, Germany 2013
Museum of Modern Art, Bogota, Colombia Galerie Wouther van Leeuwen, Amsterdam, NL 2013
MiCamera, Milano, Italy 2012
Museum of Modern Art, Stockholm, Sweden 2012
SI Fest # 21, Savignano, Italy 2012
Bozar, Centre for Fine Arts, Bryssel, Belgium Skarliden Galleri, Vara, Sweden 2012
Landskrona Museum, Landskrona, Sweden 2010 Galleri 912, Kåseberga, Sweden 2011
Galleri KG52, Stockholm, Sweden 2009
GunGallery, Stockholm, Sweden 2009
Steneby Konsthall, Dals Langed, Sweden Galleri Magnus, Åklundh, Malmö, Sweden 2009
Konsthallen/ Hamnmagsinet, Varberg, Sweden Musei di Nervi, Genua, Italy 2009
Flamenska Galleriet, Borås, Sweden Double Elvis Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden 2008
Konstföreningen Aura, Lund, Sweden 2008
Fotografins Hus, Stockholm, Sweden 2008
Lianzhou International Photo Festival, Lianzhou City, China 2008
Hasselblad Center, Gothenburg, Sweden Dunkers Kulturhus, Helsingborg, Sweden 2007
Galleri Birgersson, Halmstad, Sweden Galleri Hornbaek, Denmark 2006
Nordiska Museet, Stockholm, Sweden 2006
Box Galleri, Gothenburg, Sweden 2005
Fotografins Hus, Stockholm, Sweden 2005
MV Fotogallerie, Schwerin, Germany 2005
Nordisk Ministerråds Galleri, Copenhagen, Denmark 2004
Musee De Vere, Conches, France Centre Culturel, Suedoise, Paris, France Le Blue de Ciel, Lyon, France 2004
Moderna Museet, Stockholm, Sweden Centrum for Fotografi, Stockholm, Sweden 2003
Blue Sky Gallery, Portland, Oregon 2002
European Eyes of Japan, Museum of Art, Matsuyama, Japan 1999
Galerie von Bartha, Basel, Switzerland 1999
Lunds Konsthall, Lund, Sweden 1999
Deutsches Architektur-Museum, Frankfurt am Main, Germany 1998
Galleri Annexet, Malmö, Sweden 1998
Galleri F 48, Stockholm, Sweden 1998
Bildhuset, Stockholm, Sweden 1997
Roséum, Malmö, Sweden 1992
Malmö Kunsthall, Malmö, Sweden 1992
Fotografiska Museet i Moderna Musset, Stockholm, Sweden 1992
Museet i Varberg, Varberg, Sweden 1989
Danmarks Fotomuséum,Odense, Denmark 1989
Fotografiska Muséet i Moderna Muséet, Stockholm, Sweden 1985
PPS Gallerie, Hamburg, Germany 1983
Fotografiska Muséet i Moderna Muséet, Stockholm, Sweden (Solo) 1982
Photografers Gallery, Cardiff, UK 1981
Palais des Beaux-Art, Bryssel, Belgium 1981
Galleri 1+1, Helsingborg, Sweden 1980
AWARDS, GRANTS AND RESIDENCIES
Swedish Arts Grants Committee’s Award, 2012
Awarded with Region Skånes Kulturpris, 2011
KW Gullers Grant, Nordiska Museet, Stockholm, 2011
Grant from the Swedish Institut, Tokyo 2004
BOOKS
At home in Sweden, Germany and America, 2020
Meloni Meloni, 2020
Halland, 2019
Borås, 2019
Härryda Kommun, 2018
America Revised, 2018
American Winter, 2018
Supplement: Deutschland, 2018
Tyre Choice, 2017
Tokyo, 2016
Ravenna, 2016
Tree Stone Water, 2015
Antarktis, 2014
Hattfabriken/Luckenwalde, 2012
Deutschland, 2012
Ölgunda, 2012
God Jul och Gott Nytt År önskar Ann och Gerry, 2011
Pontiac, 2011
Dalen, 2010
America Special Edition Ulan Bator, 2009
Fyrbodal Kvidinge, 2007
Sverige (Sweden), 2005
America, 1998
Amerikabilder 1962-93, 1995
Från Skåne, 1992
Trivia, 1992
Betong, 1992
Halland. 30-tal och 80-tal, 1985
Gerry Johansson. Fotografier 1976-81, 1980
