Lars Vilks

Lars Vilks
Vilks at the site of Nimis in Kullaberg in 2005
Born
Lars Endel Roger Vilks

(1946-06-20)20 June 1946
Helsingborg, Sweden
Died3 October 2021(2021-10-03) (aged 75)
Markaryd, Sweden
EducationLund University
Known forMuhammad drawings controversy
Notable workNimis (1980)
Arx (1991)
Muhammad drawings (2007)
StyleConceptual art
Sculpture
Site-specific art

Lars Endel Roger Vilks (20 June 1946 – 3 October 2021)[1] was a Swedish visual artist and activist who was known for the controversy surrounding his drawings of Muhammad. Many years earlier he had created the sculptures Nimis and Arx, made of driftwood and rock, respectively. The area where the sculptures are located was proclaimed by Vilks as an independent country, "Ladonia".

  1. ^ "Lars Vilks: Muhammad cartoonist killed in traffic collision". BBC News. 4 October 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2021.