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Per Kirkeby

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Directed movies: 6Directed series: 0All crew credits: 8

TMDB ID: 1535242

IMDb ID: nm0456592

Known for: Writing

Born: September 1, 1938

Died: May 9, 2018

Age: 79

Place of birth: Copenhagen, Denmark

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1969 - 2018

Years active: 50

Average TMDB rating: 6.88

Wikidata: Q467462

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Biography

Per Kirkeby was a Danish painter, poet, filmmaker and sculptor. His works have been exhibited worldwide and are represented in many important public collections, including the Tate, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art, and the Centre Pompidou. Kirkeby became a member of the Danish Academy in 1982. In 1990 he received the Art Prize of NORD/LB, which is endowed for outstanding efforts in the subject of contemporary art. In 1996 he received the Coutts Contemporary Art Foundation Award and the Henrik Steffens Award. In 1997 he became a Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog and in 2003 he received the Herbert Boeckl Prize for his lifetime of work.

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