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Per Kirkeby was one of the most important contemporary artists of Danish contemporary art. After studying nature and geology, Kirkeby finds art. He worked as a painter, sculptor, graphic artist, poet and filmmaker.

  • Born: 1 September 1938
  • Place of birth: Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Died on: 9 May 2018
  • Nationality: Danish
  • Studied at: University of Copenhagen
  • Era: Contemporary art
  • Stylistic direction: Expressionism

In addition to his brick sculptures, Kirkeby is now best known for his large-scale abstract paintings, which are, however, clearly inspired by the colors and shapes of nature.

Exhibitions

  • 10.10.21 – 23.01.22 Art Vischering – Münsterlandmuseum Burg Vischering, Lüdinghausen.
  • 01.08.20 – 01.07.22 KölnSkulptur #10 "ÜberNatur – Natural Takeover" – Skulpturenpark Köln, Cologne.
  • 06.05.21 – 20.06.21 Succo | Kirkeby - Achenbach Hagemeier, Düsseldorf.
  • 16.04.21 – 04.06.21 PER KIRKEBY – SCULPTURES - Galerie Bernd Kugler, Innsbruck.
  • 27.02.21 – 04.07.21 Menschenbilder – Kunsthalle in Emden, Emden.
  • 21.06.20 - ∞ NEUE WELTEN. Die Entdeckung der Sammlung – Museum Folkwang, Essen.
  • 21.02.20 – 21.06.20 Per Kirkeby – Bronze – Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebæk.
  • 29.05.19 – 08.09.19 Art & Porn - AROS Aarhus.
  • 17.05.19 – 15.09.19 Building a Dialogue. Two Corporate Collections of Contemporary Art - Kunstsammlung Deutsche Bundesbank, Frankfurt.
  • 07.04.19 – 10.10.19 Per Kirkeby. Bau und Bild - Museum Insel Hombroich + Siza Pavillon, Neuss.
  • 01.11.18 – 03.02.19 WILDNIS - Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt.
  • 16.09.17 – 04.02.18 Auf unbekanntem Terrain. Landschaft in der Kunst nach 1945 - Museum für Aktuelle Kunst - Sammlung Hurrle, Durbach.
  • 02.07.17 – 05.11.17 Abstract Painting Now! Gerhard Richter, Katharina Grosse, Sean Scully... - Kunsthalle Krems.
  • 02.05.17 – 16.09.17 PER KIRKEBY: PAINTINGS AND BRONZES FROM THE 1980S - Michael Werner Gallery, London MAYFAIR.

 

Awards

  • 1965: scholarship from the State Art Foundation.
  • 1982: DAAD scholarship
  • 1990: Art Prize of the Norddeutsche Landesbank, Hanover.
  • 1996: Coutts Contemporary Art Foundation Award.
  • 1996: Henrik Steffens Prize of the Alfred Toepfer Foundation F.V.S., Hamburg.
  • 2003: Herbert Boeckl Prize Winner.

 

Literature

  • Per Kirkeby, Florian Steiniger (Publ.), Wien 2018.
  • Per Kirkeby, Aus der Natur : Ausstellung des Museums für Kunst und Kulturgeschichte Schloss Gottorf, Kirsten Baumann (Publ.), Uta Kuhl (Publ.), Schleswig 2018.
  • Per Kirkeby, Werke aus dem Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Verena Borgmann (Publ.), Bremen 2016.

 

Collections

Germany

 

France

 

Denmark

 

Austria

 

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