Wolfgang Laib

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Wolfgang Laib is a German contemporary artist renowned for his meditative, minimalist installations using natural materials such as pollen, milk, and beeswax.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf conceptual artist
contemporary artist
human
installation artist
artisticApproach meditative
minimalist
awardReceived Praemium Imperiale NERFINISHED
countryOfBirth Germany NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Germany
dateOfBirth 1950-03-25
educatedAt University of Tübingen NERFINISHED
fieldOfStudy medicine
hasExhibitedAt Biennale di Venezia NERFINISHED
Centre Pompidou NERFINISHED
Documenta (Kassel) NERFINISHED
Fondation Beyeler NERFINISHED
Hamburger Bahnhof – Museum für Gegenwart NERFINISHED
Haus der Kunst, Munich NERFINISHED
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden NERFINISHED
Kunsthaus Zürich NERFINISHED
Museum of Modern Art, New York NERFINISHED
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum NERFINISHED
influencedBy Buddhism NERFINISHED
Christian mysticism
Eastern philosophies
knownWork Milkstone series NERFINISHED
Pollen from Dandelion NERFINISHED
Pollen from Hazelnut NERFINISHED
Wax Room NERFINISHED
livesIn southern Germany NERFINISHED
movement contemporary art
minimalism
name Wolfgang Laib NERFINISHED
nationality German
notableFor meditative installations
use of natural materials
occupation artist
sculptor
placeOfBirth Metzingen NERFINISHED
theme nature
ritual
silence
spirituality
usesMaterial beeswax
marble
milk
pollen

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The Phillips Collection
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