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Bjørn Nørgaard (1947, DK) lives and works in Copenhagen and on the Danish island Møn. He was part of The Experimenting Art School (1964-1969) and the film group ABCinema (1969). Besides that, he was co-editor on publications such as Hætssj and A+B. With his art happenings, that took place in the late 1960’ies and early 1970’ies, Nørgaard has played an important role in new Danish art history. Among important happenings count Uddrivelsen af templet/Nøgen kvindelig Kristus I from 1969 and Stald/rituel dissektion af en hest (Hesteofringen) from 1970. Both art works were created in collaboration with the artist Lene Adler Petersen, and both art works were iconic for Danish Modernism. Nørgaard has had solo exhibitions at several Danish and international institutions such as The National Gallery, DK; Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz, DE; Museum Fridericianum, DE, and ARoS, DK. In 2000, he represented Denmark at EXPO and he has exhibited at The International Istanbul Biennale and The Biennale of Sydney. From 1985-1993, he was a professor at The Royal Danish Academy of Arts. Nørgaard has received The Medal of Eckersberg, The DAAD Scholarship, The Cross of Honour, The Medal of Thorvaldsen and The Ingenio et Arti Order.
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