Writings on Art - Paperback

by Per Kirkeby (Author), Asger Schnack (Editor), Martin Aitken (Translator)

The first comprehensive English-language collection of the writings of the highly original Danish artist Per Kirkeby. Born in 1938, Kirkeby is one of the most internationally acclaimed artists today; apart from being Scandinavia's foremost living painter and sculptor, he also is a geologist, filmmaker, architect, writer, and poet.

Author Biography

A highly original artist, Per Kirkeby first established international prominence in the 1980s and has pursued a
trajectory all his own. Along with his painting, his career has included work as a geologist, sculptor, architect,
printmaker, draughtsman, filmmaker, and author of 70 published books on art and poetry.