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Ger van Elk

Dutch artist (1941-2014) · Netherlands · On the map · Artists · Died at 73

Ger van Elk was a Dutch artist who created sculptures, painted photographs, installations and film. His work has been described as being both conceptual art and arte povera. Between 1959 and 1988 he lived and worked in Los Angeles, New York City, and Amsterdam, except for a period of study in Groningen in the 1960s.

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Awards

Oeuvre Awards BKVB2004

About this person

In 1996 he won the J. C. van Lanschot Prize for Sculpture.

Country
Netherlands
Category
Artists
Type
Artist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1941 to 2014 · aged 73

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