Viking Eggeling
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Viking Eggeling (21 October 1880 – 19 May 1925) was a Swedish avant-garde artist and filmmaker connected to dadaism, Constructivism, and abstract art and was one of the pioneers in absolute film and visual music.[1] His 1924 film Diagonal-Symphonie is one of the seminal abstract films in the history of experimental cinema.
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Viking Eggeling | |
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Born | (1880-10-21)21 October 1880 Lund, Sweden |
Died | 19 May 1925(1925-05-19) (aged 44) Berlin, Germany |
Occupation(s) | Artist, filmmaker |
Notable work | Diagonal-Symphonie |
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