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Absalon

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Absalon (äp`sälôn) or Axel (äk`səl), c.1128–1201, Danish churchman, archbishop of Lund (1178–1201). He had great influence on political affairs under Waldemar I and Canute VI, warred against the pagan Wends, and in 1184 won a naval victory over Bogislav, duke of Pomerania. He attempted monastic reforms, introduced canon law into Denmark, and was patron of Svend Aagesen and Saxo Grammaticus. In 1167, Absalon was in charge of fortifying Copenhagen.
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International video in the Louisiana collection including works of Bill Viola, Sam Taylor-Wood, Nam June Paik, Paul McCarthy, Runa Islam, Aernout Mik, Candice Breitz, Absalon among many others, offering insight into the historical development of the medium.
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In another single-slide work, Image of Absalon to Be Projected Until It Vanishes, 2001, we see a statue of the mythical founder of Copenhagen on horseback.
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