Per Kirkeby

Per Kirkeby

Actor · Director · Writer

Copenhagen, Denmark
September 1, 1938

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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Per Kirkeby 1

Representative Works

Antichrist
Antichrist
6.6
/ English
Winterscene
Winterscene
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/ Danish
Normannerne
Normannerne
8.5
/ Danish
Frændeløs
Frændeløs
7.5
/ Danish
ABCinema
ABCinema
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/ English
Asger Jorn
Asger Jorn
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The Horse Sacrifice
The Horse Sacrifice
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/ Danish
Rødovrefilmen
Rødovrefilmen
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Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

The House That Jack Built
2018Nominee

Best Performance

The House That Jack Built

Antichrist
2009Nominee

Best Performance

Antichrist

Winterscene
1996Nominee

Best Performance

Winterscene

Career Highlights

Normannerne
1976Highlight

Best Director

Normannerne

Frændeløs
1970Highlight

Best Director

Frændeløs

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