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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conceptual artist
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contemporary artist → human → installation artist → |
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meditative
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minimalist → |
| awardReceived |
Praemium Imperiale
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| countryOfBirth |
Germany
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| countryOfCitizenship |
Germany
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| dateOfBirth |
1950-03-25
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| educatedAt |
University of Tübingen
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| fieldOfStudy |
medicine
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Biennale di Venezia
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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 → |
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Buddhism
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Christian mysticism → Eastern philosophies → |
| knownWork |
Milkstone series
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Pollen from Dandelion NERFINISHED → Pollen from Hazelnut NERFINISHED → Wax Room NERFINISHED → |
| livesIn |
southern Germany
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| movement |
contemporary art
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minimalism → |
| name |
Wolfgang Laib
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| nationality |
German
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| notableFor |
meditative installations
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use of natural materials → |
| occupation |
artist
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sculptor → |
| placeOfBirth |
Metzingen
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| theme |
nature
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ritual → silence → spirituality → |
| usesMaterial |
beeswax
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marble → milk → pollen → |
Referenced by (1)
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The Phillips Collection
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