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Faurschou
Faurschou is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * David Faurschou (born 1956), politician in Manitoba, Canada * Jesper Faurschou (born 1983), Danish athlete * Jens Faurschou (born 1960), Copenhagen-based art collector and art advisor See also: * Bent Faurschou Hviid (1921–1944), member of the Danish resistance group Holger Danske during World War II {{Surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jens Faurschou
Jens Faurschou (born 1960) is a Copenhagen-based art collector and art advisor. He is the founder of several art-related institutions, most notably the contemporary art institution, Faurschou Foundation. He is also founder of Copenhagen's centre for large-scale contemporary installation art, Copenhagen Contemporary, and co-founder of the Danish production company for virtual reality art, Khora Contemporary. He originally operated the commercial gallery, Galleri Faurschou (1986 - 2011), but decided to close the gallery in 2011 in order to open the non-commercial entity, Faurschou Foundation, which now has exhibition spaces in Copenhagen, Beijing and New York. Life and career Jens Faurschou was born on the island of Funen in the central part of Denmark. As a student of Economics at the Copenhagen Business School, he started working at an art library in Copenhagen, which introduced him to the art world. In 1986, in partnership with his now former wife, Luise Faurschou, he opened h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |