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Jens Galschiøt

1954 - Today

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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 2,000-square-metre (22,000 sq ft) 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jens Galschiøt is the 241st most popular sculptor (down from 212th in 2019), the 635th most popular biography from Denmark (down from 486th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Danish Sculptor.

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Among SCULPTORS

Among sculptors, Jens Galschiøt ranks 241 out of 258. Before him are Cícero Moraes, Jan de Weryha-Wysoczański, Beverly Pepper, Chris Burden, Walter W. Winans, and Mari Gerekmezyan. After him are Harriet Hosmer, Mikhail Anikushin, Augusta Savage, Dale Chihuly, Anna Hyatt Huntington, and Megumi Igarashi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1954, Jens Galschiøt ranks 521. Before him are Kimmy Robertson, Valery Garkalin, James Morrison, D. W. Moffett, Mihai Stoichiță, and João Carlos de Oliveira. After him are Tom Mulcair, Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân, Mohammed Tawfiq Allawi, Alejandro Casañas, Željko Pahek, and Robin Beck.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Jens Galschiøt ranks 635 out of 1,032. Before him are Henrik Svensmark (1958), Søren Petersen (1894), Brian Priske (1977), Pia Tafdrup (1952), Jac Nellemann (1944), and Anders Peter Nielsen (1867). After him are Prince Nikolai of Denmark (1999), Per Stig Møller (1942), Mikkel Følsgaard (1984), Ester Boserup (1910), Viggo Jensen (1947), and Kasper Hjulmand (1972).

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Among SCULPTORS In Denmark

Among sculptors born in Denmark, Jens Galschiøt ranks 4. Before him are Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770), Olafur Eliasson (1967), and Robert Jacobsen (1912).

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