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Gunter Demnig

German artist (born 1947)
Person human Q195796

Facts

23 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[32]
Date of birth
October 27, 1947, 1947[7]
Place of birth
Berlin
Country of citizenship
Germany[8]
Occupation
conceptual artist, performance artist, new media artist, artist
Field of work
performing arts, memorial, Stolperstein, conceptual art, visual arts[9][10][11][12][13]
Educated at
Berlin University of the Arts, Kunsthochschule Kassel, University of Kassel[14][15][16]
Award received
Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg, Berliner Bär, Erich Mühsam Award, Erich-Kästner award, Order of Merit of North Rhine-Westphalia, Alfred Toepfer Medal, Rheinlandtaler, Otto Hirsch Medal, Eugen Kogon Award, Obermayer German Jewish History Awards, Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau, Order of Merit of Berlin, Lothar Kreyssig Peace Prize, Max Brauer Award, Giesberts Lewin Award, Josef Neuberger Award, Marion Dönhoff Fostering Award, Arnold-Bode-Preis, Karl-Küpper-Preis, Knight of the Order of Leopold, Wikidata item[18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31]
Notable work
Stolpersteine Project[17]
Official website
www.gunterdemnig.de[35]
Work location
Germany, Cologne[36][37]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[38]
Artist files at
Smithsonian American Art and Portrait Gallery Library
Copyright representative
reproduction right represented by CISAC-member
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights
End of work period
2021[41]
Family name
Demnig[33]
Given name
Gunter[34]
Has works in the collection
Tate, Van Abbemuseum, Stichting Kunst in de Publieke Ruimte in Arnhem
Name in native language
Gunter Demnig[39]
P14750
3318-33AE-6DDC-EF62-D5BC
Start of work period
1985[40]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 51
ISNI
0000000066769948
VIAF cluster ID
42645936
Library of Congress authority ID
nr2006019625
GND ID
119333708
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Gunter Demnig par Claude Truong-Ngoc avril 2019.jpg ↗
ADAGP artist ID
gunter-demnig-400745
AbART person ID
8780
BIBSYS ID
15015611
Basis Wien person ID
24547
CollectieGelderland creator ID
80e495aa-faad-6d69-efdc-77a09b96e58b
DACS ID (2022)
005679
DACS ID (former)
162da27b-425c-df11-9cbd-00237d073984
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DBC author ID
87097919313409
DDB person (GND) ID
119333708
DFK Paris person ID
0006751841
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
119333708
Discogs artist ID
792463
Europeana entity
agent/base/34496
FAST ID
1650046
FactGrid item ID
Imre Faklits
Filmportal ID
18e80a7e85284250b7d5a5d54f703027
Flanders Arts Institute person ID (former scheme)
1882748
Freebase ID
/m/0bbtlk3
IPI base code
I-001967982-2
IdRef ID
198114095
JudaicaLink person (GND) ID
119333708
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
119333708
Kallías ID
PE00339866
Kunstenpunt Knowledge Graph ID
Joseph Kyselak
LibraryThing author ID
demniggunter
Munzinger person ID
00000025448
Museum-digital ID
34079
MusicBrainz artist ID
ac958da3-6ec3-4505-9a82-c1e3ab443caf
MutualArt artist ID
52724A599D762522
NL CR AUT ID
jo20211098719
NLP ID
a0000001697491
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000247977
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007303640205171
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810611059605606
PictoRight ID code
BI-22624
Prabook ID
2322928
RERO ID (legacy)
A025312564
RKDartists ID
266827
SNAC ARK ID
w6fx9w61
SR-Archiv person ID
34083
Small Monuments of Plzeň Catalogue ID
100556
Tate artist ID
gunter-demnig-995
Topic's main category
Category:Gunter Demnig
Union List of Artist Names ID
500193053
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJkhPtftM6r9ftd8HQhWDq
Yale LUX ID
person/d6b1332b-8382-4ae2-88ec-89ad0806a806

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🔗 Connections
Award received 6
Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg, Order of Merit of Berlin, Order of Merit of North Rhine-Westphalia, Rheinlandtaler, Berliner Bär, Alfred Toepfer Medal
Field of work 4
visual arts, performing arts, conceptual art, memorial
Educated at 3
Berlin University of the Arts, University of Kassel, Kunsthochschule Kassel
Has works in the collection 2
Tate, Van Abbemuseum
Occupation 2
artist, performance artist
Work location 2
Germany, Cologne
Country of citizenship 1
Germany
Instance of 1
human
Kunstenpunt Knowledge Graph ID 1
Joseph Kyselak
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
German
Notable work 1
Stolpersteine Project
Place of birth 1
Berlin
Sex or gender 1
male
← Creator 1
Stolpersteine Project
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Summary

Gunter Demnig was born on October 27, 1947[1], in Berlin[2]. He has worked as a conceptual artist[3], performance artist[4], new media artist[5], and artist[6].

FAQs

Where was Gunter Demnig born?

Gunter Demnig was born in Berlin[2].

What did Gunter Demnig do for work?

Gunter Demnig worked as a conceptual artist[3], performance artist[4], new media artist[5], and artist[6].

Where did Gunter Demnig go to school?

Gunter Demnig was educated at Berlin University of the Arts[14], Kunsthochschule Kassel[15], and University of Kassel[16].

What awards did Gunter Demnig receive?

Honors received include Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany[18], Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg[19], Berliner Bär[20], and Erich Mühsam Award[21].

Related Entities

Germany visual arts

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  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . academia.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [4] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [6] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . erich-muehsam.de. erich-muehsam.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . radioerft.de. radioerft.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . web.archive.org. web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . zoek.officielebekendmakingen.nl. zoek.officielebekendmakingen.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . tagesspiegel.de. tagesspiegel.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . ek-md.de. Retrieved . ek-md.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [7] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [40] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  41. [41] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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