Wolfgang Laib | |
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| Born | 25 March 1950 Metzingen, Germany |
| Nationality | German |
| Education | Full degree in Medicine, University Tuebingen, Germany |
| Known for | Sculpture |
| Spouse | Carolyn Reep (1985 – present) |
| Awards | Praemium Imperiale for Sculpture, Tokyo, 2015 |
Wolfgang Laib (born 25 March 1950 in Metzingen, Germany) is a German artist, predominantly known as a sculptor. He lives and works in a small village in southern Germany, maintaining studios in New York and South India.
His work has been exhibited worldwide in many of the most important galleries and museums. He represented Germany in the 1982, Venice Biennale and was included with his works in the Documenta 7 in 1982, and then in the Documenta 8 in 1987. In 2015, he received the Praemium Imperiale for sculpture in Tokyo, Japan.
He became world-renowned for his "Milkstones", a pure geometry of white marble made complete with milk, as well as his vibrant installations of pollen. In 2013 The Museum of Modern Art in New York City presented his largest pollen piece – 7 m × 8 m – in the central atrium of the museum.