Lars Vilks

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Lars Vilks
Vilks at the site of Nimis in Kullaberg
Born
Lars Endel Roger Vilks

(1946-06-20)20 June 1946
Helsingborg, Sweden
Died3 October 2021(2021-10-03) (aged 75)
Markaryd, Sweden
Known forConceptual art
Sculpture
Notable workNimis (1980)
Arx (1991)
Muhammad drawings (2007)

Lars Vilks (20 June 1946 – 3 October 2021) was a Swedish artist. He was best known for his mock drawings of the prophet Mohammed.[1] Vilks was born in Helsingborg, Sweden.

Vilks died in a car accident on 3 October 2021 in Markaryd, Sweden at the age of 75.[2]

References[change | change source]

  1. KASHMIRA GANDER (16 February 2015). "Copenhagen shootings: Cartoonist Lars Vilks goes into hiding". The Independent. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  2. "Konstnären Lars Vilks och två poliser döda i trafikolycka" [Artist Lars Vilks and two police officers dead in traffic accident]. Expressen. 3 October 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2021.

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