Bernd Becher, working with Hilla Becher, created systematic photographic typologies of industrial structures including water towers, blast furnaces and coal bunkers. Their neutral black-and-white approach became foundational for the Düsseldorf School of photography.
Photography
Artist Films
Hilla and Bernd Becher invented a new genre of photography
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Major Works
- 1960s onwardWater Towers
- 1960s onwardBlast Furnaces
- 1960s onwardCoal Bunkers
- 1960s onwardGas Tanks
- 1959 onwardFramework Houses
- 1960s onwardCooling Towers
- 1960s onwardWinding Towers
- 1960s onwardIndustrial Facades
- 1960s onwardMineheads
- 1960s–2000sTypologies
Interviews & Writing
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