Milan Knížák
Milan Knížák (1940–2026) was a Czech artist, designer and pedagogue.
Also recorded as Milan Knizak · Milan Knízák
Milan Knížák
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- Born
- 1940 · Plzeň
- Died
- 2026 · Prague
- Nationality
- Czech Republic · Czechoslovakia
- Occupation
- artist · designer · pedagogue · poet · painter · teacher · composer
- Fields
- visual arts · multi-media art · action art
- Movements
- Fluxus
- Education
- Charles University · Academy of Fine Arts and Prague
- Honours
- Czech Medal of Merit · participant in the resistance and resistance against communism
- Languages
- Czech
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Biography
Born at Plzeň in 1940, died in Prague in 2026.
Milan Knížák studied at Charles University and Academy of Fine Arts, Prague. The recorded working language is Czech.
The field of work recorded is visual arts, multi-media art and action art.
Places of work recorded in the authority are United States.
Work by Milan Knížák is recorded in the collections of Museum of Modern Art, Memory of Nations, Václav Havel Library, Jiří and Běla Kolář Collection and Scriptum.cz.
Distinctions recorded are Czech Medal of Merit and participant in the resistance and resistance against communism.
Milan Knížák, 2015
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- Prague
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Plzeň
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reference work
- “Milan Knížák”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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authority record
- Wikidata, structured authority record Q3566375: Milan Knížák
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Studied at
1- Charles UniversityOrganisation
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Associated with
1- FluxusMovement
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The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 16 August 2026.
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