Vogt, Christian 1946-

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VOGT, Christian 1946-

PERSONAL: Born April 12, 1946, in Basel, Switzerland. Education: Studied photography at Schule für Gestaltung, 1964-67.

ADDRESSES: Home—Augustinergasse 3, 4051 Basel, Switzerland. Agent—Sue Allatt, 30C Great Sutton Street, London EC1, England.

CAREER: Will McBride (photographer), Munich, Germany, photographer assistant, 1968. Established own studio, Basel, Switzerland, 1969. Exhibitions: Works included in permanent collections at Stiftung für Photographie, Kunsthaus, Zurich; Hoffmann Stiftung, Gegenwartsmueum, Basel, Switzerland; Neue Sammlung, Munich, Germany; Tel Aviv Museum; Musei Comunali di Rimini, Italy; Universita di Parma, Italy; Polaroid Collection, Cambridge, MA; Ilford Collection, London, England; Fritz Gruber Sammlung, Cologne, Germany; Grupa Junij, Ljubljana, Yugoslavia; Sammlung Ludwig, Frankfurt, Germany; Musée de l'Elysee, Lausanne. Individual exhibits include Galerie Hilt, Basel, 1972; Tel Aviv Museum, 1979, Boris Gallery, Boston, MA, 1980; Kornshutte, Lucerne, Switzerland, 1983; Olympus Galerie, Hamburg, Germany, 1985; Galeria del'Arte Moderna, Bologna, Italy, 1989; and Banca di Vicenza, Italy, 1992.

AWARDS, HONORS: Photokina award, 1972; Swiss National scholarship, 1974, 1975; grand prize, Triennale of Photography (Switzerland), 1975; Lion's Club Art Award, 1976; Canada Council grant, 1977; German Art Directors Club award, 1978; photography grant, Erziehungsdepartement (Swizerland), 1984, 1986; Swiss Art Directors Club award, 1987; Silver Award, Architectural information Services (Switzerland), for Baudokumentation Calendar; Los Angeles Art Directors Club Award, 1988; New York Art Directors Club Award, 1988; Clio Award, 1988; Golden Egg Award (Sweden), 1988; Swiss State Kunstpreis, 1992; Art Directors' Awards, 1993, for AIDS Campaign.

WRITINGS:

(With Gerard Mendel) La manifeste educatif; contestation et socialisme, Payot (Paris, France), 1973.

L'ecole socialiste, Editions du Scarabee (Paris, France), 1979.

Christian Vogt: Photographs, text by Sue Davies, Fritz Gruber, and Allan Porter, [Geneva, Switzerland]. 1980.

Christian Vogt (portfolio), [Chicago, IL], 1981.

(With R. Moro) La dialectique educative: une theorie generale de l'institution, Cerf (Paris, France), 1981.

Christian Vogt, text by M. C. Sigrist, Verlag Photographie (Schaffhausen, Switzerland), 1982.

Photoedition 5: Christian Vogt, [Schaffhausen, Switzerland], 1982.

In Camera, Eighty-two Images by Fifty-two Women, [Geneva, Switzerland], 1982.

Fotografische Notizen und Notierte Zufalle, Sphinx (Basel, Switzerland), 1984.

Katzenschattenhase, [Basel, Switzerland], 1988.

Catshadowhare, 1989.

Christian Vogt: Fotografische Arbeiten im Architeckturmuseum in Basel/Photographic Works in theArchitecture Museum in Basel, Architekturmuseum (Basel, Switzerland), 1990.

Schlachtfelder (catalogue), [Basel, Switzerland], 1991.

Christian Vogt—Light Fingering the Piano Cover, [Zurich, Switzerland], 1991.

Bilder Einer Ausstellung, [Basel, Switzerland], 1992.

Arhus—Seen through the Eyes of Christian Vogt and Poul Ib Henricksen, [Denmark], 1992.

(Photographer) Dieter Kienast, Zwischen Arkadien und Restflache: [Katalog der Ausstellung Architekturgalerie Luzern, 31. Mai-28. Juni 1992] Galerie (Lucerne, Switzerland), 1992.

Das Savoir-vivre der Wildbeuter: Systemerhaltende Mechanismen bei Egalitaren Jagern und Sammlern im Lichte Eines Neun Paradigmas, Holos (Bonn, Germany), 1992.

(Photographer) Dieter Kienast, Kienast: Garten = Gardens, Birkhauser (Basel, Switzerland), 1997.

Photographic Notes: Everything Is Important, Nothing Is Important, introduction by Dick Joyce, Stemmle (New York, NY), 1998.

(Photographer) Dieter Kienast, Kienast Vogt: Aussenraume = Open Spaces, Birkhauser (Boston, MA), 2000.

(Photographer) Dieter Kienast, Kienast Vogt: Parks und Friedhofe = Parks and Cemeteries, Birkhauser (Boston, MA), 2002.