Bård Breivik

Bård Breivik (23 November 1948 – 10 January 2016) was a Norwegian sculptor. He was born in Bergen, and raised in Laksevåg. Breivik held a professorship at the Royal Institute of Art in Stockholm from 1982 to 1985 and worked actively as an artist through most of his life. One of his most high profile projects was the erection of new decorative columns at Torgallmenningen square in his hometown of Bergen. He also created the trophy for the 1996 Eurovision Song Contest. Museums that own his works include the Norwegian Museum of Contemporary Art, the Henie-Onstad Art Centre and Moderna Museet.[1][2] In late 2014 he was diagnosed with incurable cancer. He spent his final weeks at Diakonhjemmet hospital and at his home at Ekely in Oslo, before his death in January 2016.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Bård Breivik". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 14 June 2012.
  2. ↑ Strømodden, Jarle. "Bård Breivik". In Helle, Knut. Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 14 June 2012.
  3. ↑ "Bård Breivik er død" (in Norwegian). Bergens Tidende. 10 January 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2016.

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