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1933
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Born: in Zürich, Switzerland
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1949 - 1953
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Studied at the School of Applied Arts under professors Hans Finsler, Alfred Willimann and Johannes Itten, Zürich, Switzerland
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1954 - 1955
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Worked as a cameraman for Walt Disney Film Production in Switzerland
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1959
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Was elected as a member of the Magnum Agency
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1982
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Became the president of Magnum France
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1998
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Recipient, Dr. Erich Salomon Prize from the German Photography Society, DGPh
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1999
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Recipient, Canton of Zürich cultural prize, Zürich, Switzerland
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Lives and works in Paris, France
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Expositions sélectionnées |
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2010 |
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René Burri: Retrospective, Kunsthal Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands (solo) |
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2009 |
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René Burri: A Retrospective, Flo Peters Gallery, Hamburg, Germany (solo) |
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2008 |
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Retrospective, Centro Cultural Borges, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Cuba; Clamor, grito y amor, Galerie Esther Woerdehoff, Paris, France |
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2007 |
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Un Mundo, Antiguo Colegio de San Ildefonso, Mexico City, Mexico |
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2006 |
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Le Corbusier/Burri: dialogue, Fondation Le Corbusier, Paris, France
Retrospective 1950 - 2000, Manchester Art Gallery, Manchester, UK (solo)
Un Mundo, Museo de Bellas Artes, Havana, Cuba |
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2005 |
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Utopia: Architecture et Architecte, Ausstellungsraum Klingental, Basel, Switzerland (solo)
Photos of Jean Tinguely & Co, Museum Tinguely, Basel, Switzerland (solo)
Retrospective: Arengario, Museum fur Gestaltung, Zürich, Switzerland
Retrospective, Maison européenne de la Photographie, Paris, France; Traveled to: C/O Gallery, Berlin, Germany and Musée de l'Elysée, Lausanne, Switzerland |
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2004 |
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Utopia: Architecture et Architecte, Hermès Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
Retrospective 1950–2000, Maison Européenne de la Photographie, Paris, France (solo) |
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2002 |
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Berner Blitz, Galerie Karrer, Zürich, Switzerland (solo) |
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2000 |
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Luis Barragan, Architekturmuseum, Basel, Switzerland; Traveled to: Institut d'Architecture de France, Paris, France |
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1998 |
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77 Strange Sensations, Villa Tobler, Zürich, Switzerland (solo)
Die Deutschen, Fotografie Forum International, Frankfurt am Main, Germany (between 1998 and 2003 also in Kaufbeuren, Velbert, Toulouse, Burghausen) (solo) |
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1997 |
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Che, Fnac-Forum, Paris, France and Galerie R. Mangisch, Zürich, Switzerland (between 1997 and 2001 also in Barcelona, Lille, Lisbon) (solo) |
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1995 |
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Le Paris de René Burri, Centre Culturel Suisse, Paris, France (solo) |
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1994 |
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Dialogue avec Le Corbusier, Museo de arte moderno de Medellín, Medellín, Spain (1995 also in Curitiba, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil and in Lima, Peru) (solo) |
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1987 |
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Dans la familiarité de Corbu, Le Musée de l’Elysée, Lausanne, Switzerland (solo)
An American Dream, International Center of Photography, New York, NY (solo) |
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1984 - 1985 |
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One World, Berner Photo-Galerie, Berne, Switzerland (solo); Traveled to: Centre National de la Photographie and Palais de Tokyo, Paris, France (solo) |
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1980 - 1981 |
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Die Deutschen, Folkwang Museum, Essen, Germany (solo)
Galerie Rudolf Kicken, Cologne, Germany (solo)
Galerie Nagel, Berlin, Germany (solo) |
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1972 |
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Retrospective, Raffi Photo Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
Il Diaframma, Milan, Italy (solo) |
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1971 |
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50 Photographies de René Burri , Galerie Rencontre, Paris, France (solo) |
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1970 |
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Die Deutschen, Rudolf Kicken, Cologne, Germany |
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1967 |
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Retrospective, Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL (solo) |
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1966 |
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China, Galerie Form, Zürich, Switzerland (solo) |
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2004 |
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Che Guevara Cigar Box, Phaidon Press Ltd, UK |
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2004 |
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René Burri Photographs, Phaidon Press Ltd, UK; (Photographies) Phaidon Press, France |
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1983 |
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Rene Burri, Gruppo Editoriale Fabbri, Italy |
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