Peter Klashorst

Peter Klashorst
Klashorst in a self-portrait
Born
Peter van de Klashorst

(1957-02-11)11 February 1957
Santpoort, Netherlands
Died11 September 2024(2024-09-11) (aged 67)
Amsterdam, Netherlands
EducationGerrit Rietveld Academie

Peter Klashorst (born Peter van de Klashorst, pronounced [ˈpeːtər vɑn də ˈklɑsɦɔrst]; 11 February 1957 – 11 September 2024) was a Dutch painter, sculptor, and photographer.

Biography

Klashorst was based in the Tabakspanden on the Spuistraat in Amsterdam, although he also produced works in cities such as Bangkok, Mombasa, and Phnom Penh.

In 2011 he did one of his last self organised shows at the Tuol Sleng, S21 the former Khmer Rouge prison (Cambodia), in honour of the victims of the Khmer Rouge’s terror and genocide that took place from 1975 to 1979 in Cambodia. Klashorst created a set of around 50 paintings. The show got worldwide attention (The New York Times and Herald Tribune).

Klashorst died of lymphoma in Amsterdam, on 11 September 2024, at the age of 67; at the time of his death he had been suffering from HIV for several years.

Prizes

Work by Peter Klashorst

Bibliography

References

  1. ↑ Leeuwen, Rob van (25 March 2015). "Een kleine geschiedenis van de Tabakspanden aan de Spuistraat". Het Parool (in Netherlands Dutch). Archived from the original on 6 August 2019. Retrieved 16 October 2019. In de panden woonden door de jaren heen niet alleen krakers. Zo huurde kunstenaar Peter Klashorst er een woonruimte en heeft hij er zijn galerie Cash & Carry zitten.
  2. ↑ "The Walking Dead". International Herald Tribune. 23 April 2011 – via The New York Times.
  3. ↑ "Kunstenaar Peter Klashorst (67) overleden | Cultuur | Telegraaf.nl". Telegraaf (in Dutch). 11 September 2024. Retrieved 11 September 2024.