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Jens Galschiøt
Jens Galschiøt (born 4 June 1954) is a Danish sculptor best known for the ''Pillar of Shame''. Galschiøt moved to Odense in 1973, and in 1985 he opened a 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. Jens Galschiot is a complex artist whose work incorporates elements of installation art, conceptual art, happening, performance art, and Street Art with clear references to "social sculptures" (Joseph Beuys), Symbolism and Art Nouveau. Jens Galschiot mainly works with sculptures to fight the injustice in the world, and puts them up in big squares and cities all around the world. The sculptures are mainly made in bronze and paid for with his own money. In 1997, he created the ''Pillar of Shame'' in H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederikssund
Frederikssund () is a Danish town, seat of the Frederikssund Municipality, in the Region Hovedstaden with a population of 16,850 (1 January 2022).BY3: Population 1. January by urban areas, area and population density The Mobile Statbank from It received the status of in 1810. The town is famous for its annual Viking Games as well as for the J.F. Willumsen |
