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1938
Born September 1 in Copenhagen
1957
Studies geology at the University of Copenhagen
1958
Participates in an expedition to Narssak, Greenland, which is followed by further expeditions in the 1970s to Greenland, Central America and the Arctic
1962
Studies at the Experimental Art School in Copenhagen in the areas of painting, graphic arts, film and performance
1964
Graduates from university
First exhibition of drawings and collages
1965
First solo exhibition in Den Frie Udstillings-bygning
Receives a three-year scholarship from the State Art Foundation
Publishes his first book of poems
1966
Publishes a volume of poems titled “Copyright”
Performs with Joseph Beuys, Bengt af Klintberg, Henning Christiansen, Björn Nörgaard
Travels to New York
1967
Performs in New York with Nam June Paik and Charlotte Moorman
Publishes his first novel “2,15”
Performs with Immendorff and Nörgaard in Aachen
1968
Publishes a volume of poems and collected essays about art titled “Billedforklaringer”
1971
Travels to Central America to study Mayan art and architecture
1973
Finishes his first brick sculpture in Ikast, Jutland
1974
First exhibition at Galerie Michael Werner, Cologne
Publishes “Fliegende Blätter”
1975
Retrospective of works on paper in the graphic department of the Royal Museum of Fine Art, Copenhagen
Exhibition of drawings in Henie-Onstad Kunstsenter, Høvikod¬den
1977
Solo exhibition in the Museum Folkwang, Essen, featuring paintings, brick sculptures and artist’s books
1978
Professorship at the Academy of Art, Karlsruhe
1979
Purchases a house on the island Laeso in the Kattegat Bay, northeast of the Danish mainland
1981
Completes volume of essays titled “Bravura”
1982
Appointed member of the Danish Academy of Literature
Guest artist of the DAAD, Berlin
1985
A. R. Penck publishes a volume of “Krater und Wolke” dedicated to Per Kirkeby, with drawings by Kirkeby
1986
Travels to Australia
1988
Publishes books of essays on Delacroix, Manet and Picasso
1989
Professorship at the Städelschule in Frankfurt am Main
1990
Receives Art Award of the NORD/LB (North State Bank)
1992
Designs a stamp for the Danish post
1994
Publishes “Feldbuch” with Michael Werner
1996
Winner of the Coutts Prize, Vienna
1999
Designs the scenery, décor, and costumes for the New York City Ballet’s production of Tchaikovsky’s “Swan Lake”
2000
Provides eight large bronze sculptures for the Bundesratsgebäude, Berlin
Winner of the “Wilhelm Hansen Fondenshaederpris” (Copenhagen) for his stage production of “Swan Lake”
2007
Designs sets and costumes for the New York City Ballet’s production of
Prokofiev’s “Romeo and Juliet”
First major exhibition in China at Shanghai Zendai Museum of Modern Art
2008
Retrospective at the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art in Humlebaek
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
1964
Per Kirkeby. Tegninger, Collager, HovedBibliotek, Copenhagen
1965
Ung dansk Kunst, Den Frie Tilbygningen, Copenhagen
Per Kirkeby. Malerier, tegninger m.m. / Euklids rum, Galerie Jensen, Copenhagen
1968
Per Kirkeby. Malerier, Jysk Kustgalerie, Copenhagen
Per Kirkeby, Fyns Stiftsmuseum, Odense
1969
Malerier, bl.a. 3 fløjede maleri, nu Brunlund skolen, Åbernå, Jysk
Kunstgalerie, Copenhagen
1972
Karlsons Klister 1, Daner Galleriet, Copenhagen
Tranegaarden, Copenhagen
Gentofte Kunstbibliotek, Copenhagen
1974
Galerie Michael Werner, Cologne
1976
Venice Biennale
1979
Kunsthalle Bern, Berne
Kunstmuseum Aarhus, Århus
1980
Venice Biennale
Après le Classi¬cisme, Musée d'Art et d'Industrie, St. Etienne
1981
A New Spirit in Painting, Royal Academy of Art, London
1982
Stedelijk Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven
documenta VII
1984
Munch-Jorn-Kirkeby, Stedelijk Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven
Von Hier Aus – Zwei Monate neue deutsch Kunst, Gesellschaft für aktuelle Kunst Düsseldorf e.V., Messe Düsseldorf. Curated by Kasper König
An International Survey of Recent Paintings and Sculpture, Museum of Modern Art, New York
Skulptur im 20. Jahrhundert, Merienpark, Basel
1985
Den Frie Udstillings-bygning, Copenhagen
1987
Skulptur Projekte Münster, Münster
Museum Ludwig, Cologne
Galerie Maeght Lelong, Zurich
Kunstverein Freiburg, Freiburg
Museum Boymans-van Beuningen, Rotterdam
1988
Schloss Sophienholm, Lyngby
Himmerlands Kunstmuseum, Aars
Galerie Thaddeus Ropac, Salzburg
Galerie Michael Werner, Cologne
Mary Boone/Michael Werner, New York
1989
Pamela Auchincloss Gallery, New York
Galerie Ulysses, Vienna
Kunstmuseum Winterthur
Galerie Lelong, Zurich
IVAM Centre del Carme, Valencia
1990
Städelsches Kunstinstitut, Frankfurt
Galerie Laage-Salomon, Paris
Galerie Kaj Forsblom, Helsinki
Galerie Meyer-Ellinger, Frankfurt am Main
Neue Galerie am Landesmuseum Joanneum, Graz
Galerie Michael Werner, Cologne
Lousiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebaek
1991
Aargauer Kunsthaus, Aarau
Galleri Faurschou, Copenhagen
Galerie Lelong, Zurich
Galerie Philippe Guimiot, Brussels
Kunstmuseet Trapholt, Kolding
Gamarra Garrigues, Madrid
Galerie Beaumont, Luxembourg
Kestner Gesellschaft, Hannover
M.I.T. List Art Center, Cambridge
1992
Michael Werner Gallery, New York
documenta IX
Centre National d'Art Contemporain de Grenoble
Galerie Michael Werner, Cologne
Parrish Art Museum, Southampton, New York
University Art Museum, University of California, Berkeley
Städtische Galerie, Göppingen
Göteborgs Konstmuseum, Gothenburg
Galerie Borkowski, Hannover
Border Crossings: Fourteen Scandinavian Artists, Barbican Art Gallery, London
Galerie Michael Werner, Cologne
1993
Galerie Beaumont, Luxembourg
Skissernas Museum, Lund
Galerie Springer, Berlin
ARS FENNICA 1993, City Art Museum
Waino Aaltonen Art Museum, Turku
Moderna Galerija Ljubljana
Indianapolis Museum of Art
Venice Biennale
Laura Carpenter Fine Art, Santa Fe
Galerie Lelong, Zurich
Obalne Galerije, Piran
1994
Galerie Meyer-Ellinger, Frankfurt am Main
Kunsthalle Recklinghausen
Portikus, Frankfurt am Main
National Gallery, Palai Sternberk, Prague
Michael Werner Gallery, New York
Museum Moderner Kunst, Vienna
São Paulo Biennale
Michael Werner Gallery, New York
Galerie Michael Werner, Cologne
Haus der Kunst, Munich
1995
Galerie Michael Werner, Cologne
Busche Galerie, Berlin
Galerie Beaumont, Luxembourg
Musée des Beaux-Arts de Nantes
Openluchtmuseum voor Beeldhouwkunst Middelheim, Antwerp
Carnegie International, Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh
Frick Art Historical Center, Pittsburgh
1996
Michael Werner Gallery, New York
Galerie Michael Werner, Cologne
Maison des Arts Georges Pompidou, Cajarc
Stadtgalerie Sundern
Arken Museum for Moderne Kunst, Ishøj
Views from Abroad, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam and Whitney Museum of American Art, New York
Hendrik-Steffens-Preis, Alfred Toepfer Foundation F.V.S., Hamburg
St. Louis Art Museum
1997
L.A. Louver Gallery, Los Angeles
Venice Biennale
Dallas Museum of Art
Galerie Meyer-Ellinger, Frankfurt
Galerie Riis, Oslo
Gerhard Marcks-Haus, Bremen
St. Annen-Museum, Lübeck
Galerie Michael Werner, Cologne
Magie der Zahl in der Kunst des 20., Staatsgalerie, Stuttgart
Der Holzschnitt. Biespiele aus 6 Jahrhunderten, Städttische Galerie, Frankfurt am Main
Sammlung Speck, Kunsthalle Wien, Vienna
Galerie Bismarck, Bremen
Oldenburger Kunstverein, Oldenburg
Städtische Museen, Heilbronn
Kunsthaus Bregenz
1998
Tate Gallery, London
Städtisches Kunstsammlungen, Augsburg
Galerie Michael Werner, Cologne
Staatliche Galerie Moritzburg, Halle
Galerie de France, Paris
Visions du Nord, Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris
Barmenia Versicherungen, Wuppertal
Städtische Galerie in Lenbachhaus, Munich
Aarhus Kunstmuseum, Ârhus
Michael Werner Gallery, New York
Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfallen, Düsseldorf
Galerie Michael Werner, Cologne
1999
Galerie Seitz, Berlin
Flensburger Museum, Städtische Museen & Sammlungen
Knoedler & Co., New York
Swan Lake, New York City Ballet, New York
Gesellschaft Für Gegenwartskunst e.V. im Zeughaushof, Augsburg
Konsthall, Magasin 3, Stockholm
Michael Hue-Williams, London
Galerie Doris Hölder, Ravensburg
Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden
Bethmannhof, Frankfurt am Main
Morat-Institut für Kunst, Freiburg
2000
Galerie Michael Werner, Cologne
Färöe Islands Art Gallery, Torshavn
Städtischen Galerie, Karlsruhe
Collection d'Art, Amsterdam
Niels Borch Jensen, Berlin
Galerie Zulauf, Freinsheim
Galerie Beaumont, Luxembourg
Pablo Picasso. Nu couché 24.10.67. En Betragtning af Per Kirkeby, Galleri Faurschou, Copenhagen
Städtische Galerie, Karlsruhe
Galerie Borkowski, Hannover
Galerie Vidal-Saint Phalle, Paris
2001
Neuer Berliner Kunstverein, Berlin
Galerie Michael Werner, Cologne
Michael Werner Gallery, New York
Galerie Meyer-Ellinger, Frankfurt am Main
Deutsche Bank Luxembourg
Galerie Holm & Wirth, Zürich
Galleri Riis, Oslo
Sabine Knust, Munich
Akureyri Art Museum
2002
University Art Gallery, UMASS, Dartmouth
Opal Contemporary Art Gallery, Tel Aviv
Galerie Noah im Glaspalast, Augsburg
Louisiana Museum, Humlebaek
Städtische Museen, Jena
Galleri Bo Bjerggaard, Copenhagen
Schick Art Gallery, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs
2003
Galerie Carinthia im Stift, Ossiach
Galerie Michael Werner, Cologne
Sinclair-Haus, Bad Homburg vor der Höhe
2004
Galerie Kugler, Innsbruck
Galerie Gabriele von Loeper, Hamburg
Deutsche Akademie, Villa Massimo
Städtisches Kunstmuseum, Singen
2005
ARS FENNICA 1991-2003, Aboa Vetus & Ars Nova, Turku
Galerie Vidal-Saint Phalle, Paris
Museum für religiose Kunst, Lemvig
Galerie Michael Werner, Cologne; Michael Werner Gallery, New York
Gallerie Bo Bjerggaard, Copenhagen
L.A. Louver Gallery, Venice
The Färöe Islands Museum
Triebkräfte der Erde. Marc, Klee, Winter, Beuys, Kirkeby, Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich
Recent Aquisitions, Kunsthandel Weber, Cologne
2006
Kunsthalle im Emden
DS Art Galerie, Frankfurt am Main
Kunsthalle zu Kiel
Aargaouer Kunsthaus, Aarau
Homage to Chillida, Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, Bilbao
Black and White: Drawings for Summer, Michael Werner Gallery, New York
Eye on Europe: Prints, Books & Multiples / 1960 to Now, Museum of Modern Art, New York
2007
Romeo and Juliet, New York City Ballet, New York
Shanghai Zendai Museum of Modern Art
Per Kirkeby, Galerie Sabine Knust, Munich
Per Kirkeby. Masonites, Galerie Vidal-Saint Phalle, Paris
Per Kirkeby: Neue Bilder, Galerie Michael Werner, Cologne; Julius Werner, Berlin
Per Kirkeby, Arts Club of Chicago
Per Kirkeby: New Paintings, Michael Werner Gallery, New York
Per Kirkeby. Skulpturen, Arbeiten auf Papier, Originalgrafik 1979–2006, Galerie Noah, Augsburg
2008
Per Kirkeby, Kristinehamns Konstmuseum, Kristinehamn
Per Kirkeby Retrospective, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebaek
Serial Works on Paper, Julius Werner, Berlin
Series Drawings, Michael Werner Gallery, New York
Per Kirkeby: Tavler & Skulpturer, Galleri Bo Bjerggaard, Copenhagen
Black Swan, Michael Werner, London
Passionate Provocative: The Stoffel Collection, Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich
2009
Per Kirkeby Retrospective, Tate Modern, London; Museum Kunst Palast, Düsseldorf
Per Kirkeby: Monotypes, Julius Werner, Berlin
Per Kirkeby: Masonite + Modelle, Museo Nacianal Centro de Arte y Naturaleza, Fundación Beulas, Huesca
Per Kirkeby Retrospective, Stiftung Museum Kunst Palast, Düsseldorf
2010
The Earth Quakes. Per Kirkeby: Art and Geology, Trapholt Museum,
Kolding
Per Kirkeby: Hansentryk, Galleri Bo Bjerggaard, Copenhagen
Per Kirkeby: Wide Awake, Eyes Closed, Künstlerhaus Göttingen
2011
Per Kirkeby, Galerie Michael Werner, Cologne
Per Kirkeby, Etchings. From the Morat Institute of Art and Science Collection, Kunstmuseum Bayreuth
North by New York: New Nordic Art, Scandinavia House, New York
Per Kirkeby, Thomas Knöll, Basel
Per Kirkeby – Interiority in Byzantine and Contemporary Art, The Byzantine and Christian Museum, Athens
Royal Academy of the Arts, London
Flowers for Summer, Michael Werner Gallery, New York
SammlungsSchau: Geschenkt!, Städtische Galerie, Karlsruhe
Künstlerische Positionen im Hochdruck, Museum für Druckkunst, Leipzig
Per Kirkeby, Galerie Zulauf E.K., Freinsheim
Paintings, Michael Werner Gallery
I hate Paul Klee. Papierarbeiten und Künstlerbüchner aus der Sammlung Speck, Leopold-Hoesch-Museum & Papiermuseum, Düren
2012
A Creative dialogue with Byzantine Art, Byzantine and Chrstian Museum, Athens
Per Kirkeby and the Forbidden Paintings of Kurt Schwitters, Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels
Per Kirkeby. Maler – Forscher – Bildhauser – Poet, Museum Küppersmühle, Duisburg
Per Kirkeby: Paintings and Sculpture 1964-2010, The Phillips Collection, Washington
Per Kirkeby currently lives and works in Copenhagen, Laeso, and Arnasco
