About Mikhail Pirgelis
Born 1976. Mikhail Pirgelis is a sculptor.
Michail Pirgelis (born 1976) is a German sculptor.
Pirgelis was born in Essen. He studied at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, with Rosemarie Trockel. Pirgelis uses pieces of decommissioned commercial aircraft with minimal intervention; they are presented as ready-mades. He lives and works in Cologne.
Awards 2007: Villa Romana prize 2010: Audi Art Award for New Positions at Art Cologne
Exhibitions 2008: Artlab21 2010: Sprüth Magers, Berlin
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