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Jens Galschiøt

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Danish sculptor

ArtistsBorn 1954 · age 72
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Jens Galschiøt is a Danish sculptor best known for the Pillar of Shame. Galschiøt moved to Odense in 1973, and in 1985 he opened a 2,000-square-metre (22,000 sq ft) combined foundry, studio, Gallery Galschiøt and sculpture park.

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Pillar of Shame in Orange Color 02a (crop)Pillar of Shame in Orange Color 02a (crop)Pillar of Shame, Prague (2022)Pillar of Shame, Prague (2022)My Inner Beast at Jens Galschiøts studioMy Inner Beast at Jens Galschiøts studioThe sculpture FundamentalismThe sculpture Fundamentalism

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Jens Galschiøt is a Danish sculptor best known for the Pillar of Shame. Galschiøt moved to Odense in 1973, and in 1985 he opened a 2,000-square-metre (22,000 sq ft) combined foundry, studio, Gallery Galschiøt and sculpture park. In 1990, Galschiøt, Erik Mortensen and Jean Voigt, created the sculpture The Ringwearer's Jacket, which was commissioned by the Clothing Industry's Union of Denmark for Queen Margrethe II’s 50th birthday. Galschiøt contributed work to the Seville Expo '92.

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Born 1954 · age 72
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