Walter Dahn
Walter Dahn (8 October 1954 – 7 November 2024) was a German painter, photographer, and sound artist. He was born in Tönisvorst, North Rhine-Westphalia. He was one of the most important representatives of the Neue Wilde of the 1980s.
Walter Dahn
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- Born
- 1954 · Tönisvorst.
- Died
- 2024 · Cologne.
- Nationality
- Germany
- Occupation
- painter · university teacher · photographer · musician · serigrapher · draftsperson · artist
- Fields
- visual arts · painting · art of sculpture · photography
- Teachers
- Joseph Beuys
- Languages
- German
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Walter Dahn (8 October 1954 – 7 November 2024) was a German painter, photographer, and sound artist. He was born in Tönisvorst, North Rhine-Westphalia. He was one of the most important representatives of the Neue Wilde of the 1980s.
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Born at Tönisvorst in 1954, died in Cologne in 2024.
Training under Joseph Beuys is recorded. The recorded working language is German. The field of work recorded is visual arts, painting and art of sculpture. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are Neue Wilde. Places of work recorded in the authority are Cologne and United States. Employment is recorded with Braunschweig University of Art. Work by Walter Dahn is recorded in the collections of Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Städel Museum, Museum of Modern Art, Centraal Museum and Statens Museum for Kunst.
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Tönisvorst.
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