Tal Rosenzweig (; born 1967), known as Tal R, is a Danish artist based in

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Life and work

Tal R was born in

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and moved to Denmark with his family when he was one year old. He studied at Billedskolen, Copenhagen, from 1986 to 1988 and at the

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from 1994 to 2000. Tal R's painting style is described as "kolbojnik", which means "left-overs", a

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word for "jack-of-all-trades." He has shown work in exhibitions including ''Bicycle Thieves'' at Beret International Gallery in

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, ''House of Prince'' at Douglas Hyde Gallery in

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, ''The Gallery Show'' at the Royal Academy of Art in

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and ''Ars Fennica'' at Henna and Pertti Niemisto Art Foundation in

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. A LUX magazine article by Lisa Schiff featured him as one of the art world's six "hottest living artists" that would be expected to garner more recognition in the future. Tal R currently teaches at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf.

2019 legal action

In 2019, two Faroese artists bought one of Tal R's paintings, ''Paris Chic'', and announced plans to cut it up and use pieces of the canvas as decorative faces for a line of luxury wristwatches. Tal R launched a successful action at the Maritime and Commercial Court of Denmark to stop the artists from destroying the work.

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Tal R at the Saatchi GalleryTal R on Daniel Richter - Daniel Richter on Tal R.
Video interview by Louisiana Channel.
Tal R: The moon above Copenhagen.
Video interview by Louisiana Channel. Danish contemporary artists Danish painters Jewish Danish artists Israeli painters Israeli contemporary artists Academic staff of Kunstakademie Düsseldorf Recipients of the Eckersberg Medal Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts alumni Artists from Copenhagen 1967 births Living people {{Israel-painter-stub