Peter Klashorst (born Peter van de Klashorst, ; 11 February 195711 September 2024) was a Dutch painter, sculptor, and photographer.

Biography

Klashorst was based in the Tabakspanden on the Spuistraat in Amsterdam, although he also produced works in cities such as

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, and

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. In 2011 he did one of his last self organised shows at the Tuol Sleng, S21 the former Khmer Rouge prison (Cambodia), in honour of the victims of the

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’s terror and

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that took place from 1975 to 1979 in Cambodia. Klashorst created an impressive and sometimes very confronting set of around 50 paintings. The show got worldwide attention (''

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'' and ''Herald Tribune''). Klashorst died of lymphoma in Amsterdam, on 11 September 2024, at the age of 67; at the time of his death he had been suffering from

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for several years.

Prizes

*1982 Johan en Titia Buning-Brongers Prize *1983 Royal Prize for Free Painting (Netherlands)

Work by Peter Klashorst

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Bibliography

* Steef Davidson, red., Peter Klashorst, tekeningen: ''Poëzie explosie : 23-5, 30-5, 6-6 1979'', Amsterdam, 1979 * Peter Klashorst; samenst. Timo van der Eng, Theo van der Hoeven; red.: Marleen Buddemeijer: ''Schilderen met acryl'', Utrecht, 1997, * Mieke Rijnders, Geurt Imanse: ''Over schilderkunst; Pieter Holstein, René Daniels, Peter Klashorst'', 1983. * Paul Groot et al.: ''After nature'', Amsterdam, 1989, catalogus uitgegeven ter gelegenheid van de tentoonstellingen van Bart Domburg, Jurriaan van Hall en Peter Klashorst in de galerieën Jurka, Hans Gieles en Torch te Amsterdam. * Robert Vuijsje: ''King Klashorst'', Amsterdam, 2005, * Peter Klashorst: ''Castles in the Air'', Bangkok, 2010, * Peter Klashorst: ''Kunstkannibaal'', 2012,

References

External links

Lambiek Comiclopedia biography.
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