Bernd and Hilla Becher:

Bernd and Hilla Becher, by and about

  • Becher, Bernd and Hilla. lndustribauten 1830-1930 I Eine fotografische Dokumentation von Bernd und Hilla Becher. Introduction by Wend Fischer. Munich: Die Neue Sammlung (Staatliches Museum fur angewandte Kunst). March 6-April 16, 1967.
  • Eindhoven, Netherlands. Stedelijk van Abbemuseum. Bernd and Hilla Becher. 1967.
  • lndustriebauten: 10 Fotografien von Bernd und Hilla Becher .. Limited edition portfolios of 10 gelatin silver prints with an introduction by Johannes Cladders. Monchengladbach, Germany. Stadtisches Museum, 1968.
  • Becher, Bernd and Hilla. “Anonyme Skulpturen.” Kunst-Zeitung, [Dusseldorf:
    Verlag Michelpresse], (2) (January 1969).
  • Becher, Bernhard and Hilla. Anonyme Skulpturen: Eine Typologie technischer Bauten. Dusseldorf, Germany: Art-Press Verlag, 1970. Published simultaneously as: Anonyme Skulpturen: A Typology of Technical Constructions. New York: Witenborn and Co., 1970.
  • Becher, Bernhard and Hilla. Form genom funktion Fotografisk dokumenttion av industribyggnader. Poster and catalogue for the exhibition at Moderna Museet, Stockholm, 1970. Malmo, Sweden: Moderna Museet, 1970.
  • Becher, Bernhard and Hilla. Die Architektur der Forder-und Wassertiirme.
    Essays by Bernd and Hilla Becher, Heinrich Shonburq, and Jan Werth. Munich:
    Prestel-Verlag, 1971.
  • Sobieszek, Robert A. “Two Books of Ultra-Topography.” Image 14 (4) (September 1971): 11-13.
  • Andre, Carl. “A Note on Bernhard and Hilla Becher.” Artforum 11 (4) (December, 1972): 59-6.
  • Kassel, Germany. Documenta V. 1972.
  • Arts Council of Great Britain. With an interview by Lynda Morris. Bernd and Hilla Becher. London: The Arts Council of Great Britain, 197 4.
  • La Jolla Museum of Contemporary Art, La Jolla, California. Bernd and Hilla Becher. Introduction by Germano Celant, translated by Anna Canepa and Charles Leslie. La Jolla California, February 23-March 31, 197 4.
  • Becher, Bernd and Hilla. Fotografien 1957 bis 1975. Bonn: Rheinisches Landesmuseum, 1975.
  • Becher, Bernd and Hilla. Fechwerkheiiser des Siegener lndustriegebietes.
    Munich: Schirmer/Mosel, 1977. Reprinted: Munich: Schirmer/Mosel, 2000. Published simultaneously with Framework Houses of the Siegen Industrial Region. Munich: Schirmer/Mosel, 1977. Reprinted: Cambridge, Mass, and London, England: MIT Press, 2001.
  • Becher, Bernd and Hilla. Water Towers. Forward by Reyner Banham; commentary by Weston J. Naef. Cambridge, Massachusetts and London, England: The MIT Press, 1988.
  • Becher, Bernd and Hilla. Blast Furnaces. Cambridge, Massachusetts and London, England, 1990.
  • Becher, Bernd and Hilla. Tipologie Typologien Typologies. Introduction by Klaus Bussmann. Exhibition catalogue. Munchen: Schirmer/Mosel Verlag, 1990.
  • Grundberg, Andy. “Seeking Human Qualities in Industrial Forms.” Review. New York Times. January 7, 1990.
  • Becher, Bernd and Hilla. Pennsylvania Coal Mine Tipples. Exhibition catalogue. New York: The Dia Center for the Arts, 1991.
  • Becher, Bernd and Hilla. Gas Tanks. Cambridge, Massachusetts, and London, England: The MIT Press, 1993.
  • Becher, Bernd and Hilla. lndustriephotographie. Im Spiegel der Tradition. Edited by Monika Steinhauser. Richter Verlag, Dusseldorf: Kunstgeschichtliches lnstitut der Ruhr-Unlversltat, 1994.
  • Becher, Bernd and Hilla. Industrial Fecedes. Introduction by Klaus Bussmann.
    Cambridge, Massachusetts and London, England: The MIT Press, 1995.
  • Becher, Bernd and Hilla. Mineheads. Cambridge, Massachusetts and London, England: The MIT Press, 1997.
  • Becher, Bernd and Hilla. Industrial Landscapes. Interview by Susanne Lange.
    Cambridge, Massachusetts and London, England: The MIT Press, 2002.
  • Becher, Bernd and Hilla. Cooling Towers. Cambridge, Massachusetts and London, England: The MIT Press, 2005.
  • Becher, Bernd and Hilla. Grain Elevators. Cambridge, Massachusetts and London, England: The MIT Press, 2006.
  • Lange, Susanne. Translated by Jeremy Gaines. Bernd and Hilla Becher Life and Work. Cambridge, Massachusetts and London, England: The MIT Press, 2007.

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