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2013 Sustains a serious brain injury in a domestic fall accident<ref name="pol20150131">{{cite web |url=http://politiken.dk/magasinet/interview/ECE2529633/kirkeby-jeg-har-opgivet-at-vaere-maler/ |last=Stockmann |first=Camilla |title=Interview: Kirkeby: »Jeg har opgivet at være maler« |others= Photo by Joachim Adrian |website= Politiken Magasinet |date= 2015-01-31 |access-date= 2015-01-31 |trans-title=Interview: Kirkeby: "I have given up being a painter"}}</ref> |
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2015 Announces that he has given up all further attempts to resume painting after the accident<ref name="kd20150131">{{cite web |url=http://www.kristeligt-dagblad.dk/kultur/kirkeby-opgiver-maleriet |title=Per Kirkeby opgiver maleriet |trans-title=Per Kirkeby abandons painting |date=2015-01-31 |access-date= 2015-01-31}}</ref>, but still does create small etchings.<ref name="pol20150131"/> |
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Per Kirkeby currently lives and works in [[Copenhagen]], [[Læsø]], [[Frankfurt am Main]] and [[Italy]]. |
Per Kirkeby currently lives and works in [[Copenhagen]], [[Læsø]], [[Frankfurt am Main]] and [[Italy]]. |
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Per Kirkeby (born Copenhagen, 1 September 1938) is a Danish painter, poet, film maker and sculptor.
Biography
Per Kirkeby is one of the most internationally acclaimed Danish artists today. By the time he completed a masters education in arctic geology at the University of Copenhagen in 1964, he was already part of the important experimental art school “eks-skolen” and working primarily as a painter, sculptor, writer and a lithographic artist which he has pursued ever since. Kirkeby’s interest in geology and nature in general, still plays a crucial role in his artistic expressions these themes are therefore very characteristic in the works of the artist. Kirkeby’s works have been shown at many art exhibitions worldwide and are represented in many public collections such as Tate Gallery, London; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; Museum of Modern Art, New York, Centre Pompidou, Paris. Kirkeby has been teaching as a professor at the Art Academy in Karlsruhe (1978–89) and Frankfurter Städelschule (1989–2000).
1962 Studies at the Experimental Art School in Copenhagen; works in the School on painting, graphic arts, 8 millimeter films and performance pieces
1974 First exhibition with Michael Werner Gallery, Cologne (still representing his work in Germany, UK and US); publishes Fliegende Blätter
1976 Participates in Venice Biennale (also in 1980, 1993, 1997 and 2005)
1977 One-man exhibition in the Museum Folkwang, Essen
1978 Professorship at the Academy of Fine Arts, Karlsruhe
1979 Purchases a house on the island Laeso in the Cattegat
1982 One-man exhibition in the Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven; Documenta VII, Kassel
1988 Publishes books of essays on Delacroix, Manet, Picasso
1990 Receives the Art Prize of NORD/LB, endowed for outstanding efforts in the subject of contemporary art
1996 Receives the Coutts Contemporary Art Foundation Award and the Henrik-Steffens-Award 1996
1999 Designs Swan Lake, New York City Ballet
2000 Professorship at the Städelschule, Frankfurt a.M.
2003 Receives Herbert-Boeckl-Preis for his lifework
2005 He marries Mari Anne Duus Jørgensen in Grundtvigkirken, one of the architectural turning points in Copenhagen that he has written extensively about. This marriage has proven extremely important for the continuation of his art and her research.
2007 Designs set and costumes for Romeo and Juliet, New York City Ballet; first major exhibition in China at Shanghai Zendai Museum of Modern Art, Shanghai; “Per Kirkeby”, Arts Club of Chicago
2008 “Per Kirkeby Retrospective”, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Denmark
2009 “Per Kirkeby Retrospective”, Tate Modern, London
2013 Sustains a serious brain injury in a domestic fall accident[1]
2015 Announces that he has given up all further attempts to resume painting after the accident[2], but still does create small etchings.[1]
Per Kirkeby currently lives and works in Copenhagen, Læsø, Frankfurt am Main and Italy.
Selected exhibitions
2012, Per Kirkeby - Samlingen, ARoS Aarhus Kunstmuseum
2009 Per Kirkeby, Tate Modern, London
2008 - 09 Per Kirkeby, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebæk, Copenhagen
2007 Designs settings and costumes for Romeo and Juliet, New York City Ballet
2007 Per Kirkeby, Shanghai Zendai Museum of Modern Art, Shanghai
2007 Per Kirkeby: Neue Bilder, Galerie Michael Werner, Cologne, and Julius Werner Berlin, Germany
2007 Per Kirkeby, Arts Club of Chicago, Chicago
2006 Per Kirkeby Statens Museum for Kunst Copenhagen
2006 Per Kirkeby – Prototypes of Nature, Kunsthalle im Emden, Emden
2006 Per Kirkeby – DS Art Galerie, Frankfurt am Main
2006 Per Kirkeby, Kunsthalle zu Kiel, Kiel
2006 Per Kirkeby / Crystal – Reflections, Connections and References, Aargaouer Kunsthaus, Aarau
2006 Homage to Chillida, Guggenheim, Bilbao
2005 Per Kirkeby, Galerie Vidal-Saint Phalle, Paris
2005 Per Kirkeby: Recent Masonites, New York Michael Werner Gallery
2005 Per Kirkeby: Recent Masonites, Galerie Michael Werner, Cologne
2005 Per Kirkeby, LA Louver Gallery, Venice, CA exhibition page at LA Louver
2005 Per Kirkeby: New Paintings, Galleri Bo Bjerggaard, Copenhagen
2004 Per Kirkeby, Galerie Bernd Kugler, Innsbruck
2004 Per Kirkeby: Bilder, Masonite, Zeichnungen, Galerie Gabriele von Loeper, Hamburg
2004 Per Kirkeby. Ohne Beweis, Niels Borch Jensen Galerie und Verlag, Berlin
2004 Per Kirkeby LA Louver Gallery, Venice, CA
2004 Per Kirkeby: Natur und Gestalt. Retrospektive der Zeichnungen und Aquarelle, Städtisches Kunstmuseum Singen
2004 Per Kirkeby – Retrospettiva dei Disegni, Accademia Tedesca in Roma, Villa Massimo, [Rom]
2003 Per Kirkeby – Natur und Gestalt. Retrospektive der Zeichnungen und Aquarelle, Sinclair-Haus, Bad Homburg v.d.H.
2002 Per Kirkeby. Monotypes, University Art Gallery, University Massachusetts Dartmouth, North Dartmouth (MA)
2002 DC: Per Kirkeby. 122 x 122 - Gemälde auf Masonit, Museum Ludwig, Cologne
2001 Per Kirkeby. Monotypien, Masonite, Bronzen, Deutsche Bank Luxembourg, Luxemburg
2000 Per Kirkeby. Die Karlsruher Jahre, im Hallenbau A, Städtische Galerie Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe
2000 Per Kirkeby. Radierungen, Holzschnitte, Monotypien • 1980-2000, Niels Borch Jensen Galerie und Verlag, Berlin
1998 Per Kirkeby. Schilderijen, sculpturen en modellen in brons/Peintures, Sculptures et modèles en bronze, Paleis voor Schone Kunsten/Palais des Beaux Arts, Brüssel
1997 Per Kirkeby - Malerier og skulpturer, Galleri Riis, Oslo
1996 Per Kirkeby. Peintures 1992 - 1996, Maison des Arts Georges Pompidou, Centre d'art contemporain, Cajarc-Lot, France
1991 Per Kirkeby. Pinturas y Esculturas, Galeria Gamarra y Garrigues, Madrid
1990 Galerie Biedermann Munich, Germany
1987 Ludwig Museum Cologne
1985 Whitechapel Art Gallery London
1984 An International Survey of Recent Painting and Sculpture, Museum of Modern Art, New York
1982 Stedelijk Van Abbemuseum Eindhoven
1978 Kunsthalle Bern
1977 Museum Folkwang Essen
1975 Statens Museum for Kunst ("The Danish National Gallery") Copenhagen
Literature
2012 Per Kirkeby. Kaere Aby Warburg in "MozArt" - edited by Bruno Corà, Perugia, 3Arte - Ali&no editrice, n.1 2012, pag. 28-39 - ISBN 978-88-6254-092-6
2003 Tøjner, Poul Erik: Per Kirkeby. Malerei. Köln : König, 2003
2003 Per Kirkeby. Natur und Gestalt. Retrospektive der Zeichnungen und Aquarelle, (Sinclair-Haus, Altana Kulturforum, Bad Homburg v.d. Höhe; Deutsche Akademie Rom, Villa Massimo; Städtisches Kunstmuseum Singen). Bad Homburg v.d. Höhe : ALTANA, 2003
1999 Per Kirkeby. Sorte billeder og bronzer. Schwarze Bilder und Bronzen, (Kat. Museumsberg, Flensburg, Tønder/ Flensburg: Sønderjyllands Kunstmuseum/Museumsberg, 1999
1999 Per Kirkeby, malerier og bronzer, Magasin 3, art gallery, Stockholm 1999
1997 Kirkeby, Per: Gespräche mit Lars Morell, Köln: König, 1998 (Kunstwissenschaftliche Bibliothek; Bd. 8), Zugl. Kopenhagen: Borgens, 1997
1994 Per Kirkeby. Großformatige Zeichnungen 1977-1994 (Kat.), Portikus, Frankfurt a.M., Münster: Kleinheinrich, 1994
1990 Per Kirkeby. Gemälde, Arbeiten auf Papier, Skulpturen 1977-90 (Kat.), Frankfurt a.M.: Städelsches Kunstinstitut, 1990
1989 Per Kirkeby. Pinturas, esculturas, grabados y escritos (Kat.), Valencia: IVAM, Centre del Carme, 1989
1984 Per Kirkeby. Übermalungen 1964-1984, (Kat.), München: Kunstraum, 1984
1979 Hunov, John: Per Kirkeby. Oeuvrekatalog 1958-1977 over raderinger, linoleumssnit, træsnit, Kopenhagen: Borgens, 1979
1977 Per Kirkeby. Fliegende Blätter (Kat.), Essen: Museum Folkwang, 1977
External links
- Per Kirkeby - Michael Werner Gallery
- Per Kirkeby at Schäfer Grafisk Værksted
- Per Kirkeby - LA Louver
External photo
- 1985 Per Kirkeby in his studio Hellerup/Copenhagen, photo by Peter Lind
- 1989 Work by Per Kirkeby Rio Turia Park, Valencia, photo by Peter Lind
- ^ a b Stockmann, Camilla (2015-01-31). "Interview: Kirkeby: »Jeg har opgivet at være maler«" [Interview: Kirkeby: "I have given up being a painter"]. Politiken Magasinet. Photo by Joachim Adrian. Retrieved 2015-01-31.
- ^ "Per Kirkeby opgiver maleriet" [Per Kirkeby abandons painting]. 2015-01-31. Retrieved 2015-01-31.
- Danish sculptors
- 1938 births
- Living people
- People from Copenhagen
- Modern painters
- Contemporary painters
- Abstract painters
- Goethe University Frankfurt faculty
- Members of the Royal Swedish Academy of Arts
- Danish watercolourists
- Knights of the Order of the Dannebrog
- Pop artists
- Abstract artists
- Abstract sculptors
- 20th-century Danish painters
- 21st-century Danish painters
- 20th-century sculptors
- 21st-century sculptors
- Recipients of Ingenio et Arti (Denmark)
- Recipients of the Thorvaldsen Medal