Per Kirkeby

Regisseur, Schrijver

1 september 1938 — 9 mei 2018 (79 years)
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.

Known For

  • The Deer Garden: The Romantic Forest
    The Deer Garden: The Romantic Forest1970
  • The Normans
    The Normans1976
  • Without Kin
    Without Kin1970

Cinematografie

2015
Man Falling · as Self
1996
1988
DR-Derude · as Self

1989
Notes on Love · as Production Designer
1976
Live from Lincoln Center · as Production Designer
1968
Ophelia's Flowers · as Set Decorator