Shoplifter (real name Hrafnhildur Arnardóttir) is a New York City-based contemporary artist who works with synthetic and natural hair.[1] When Arnardóttir moved to New York in 1994, her birth name was mispronounced as Shoplifter and she has gone by that name ever since.[2][3]
Shoplifter | |
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| Born | Hrafnhildur Arnardóttir Reykjavik, Iceland |
| Nationality | Icelandic |
| Website | www |
Shoplifter is known for her sculptures, wall murals, and site-specific installations and has shown her work worldwide and collaborated with artists from various countries.[4] In 2004, she collaborated with musician Björk and created the hair mask for the cover of her album Medúlla.[5][6] In 2008, she worked in collaboration with Aimez Vous Avec Ferveur to create a large-scale window installation at MoMA.[7]
Shoplifter represented Iceland at La Biennale di Venezia in 2019[8] with her installation Chromo Sapiens.
Early life and influences
editShoplifter was born in Reykjavik, Iceland.[9] At an early age, she was introduced to the art of hair by her grandmother, who stored one of her cut-off braids in her bedroom drawer.[10] She works with hair in various ways, creating multi-colored structures.[11] Shoplifter has a background in painting and works within the spaces of art, design, and fashion.[12]
She has collaborated with brands such as Moncler, Comme des Garçons, & Other Stories, and HAY.[13][14][15]
Shoplifter completed her BFA at the Icelandic College of Art and Crafts in Iceland and her MFA at the School of Visual Arts in New York City.[16]
References
edit- ^ "Icelandic Artist Creates Enormous Installations Using Hair". mymodernmet.com. 18 November 2018.
- ^ "We meet Icelandic artist Shoplifter at her hair-filled Brooklyn studio". 20 January 2016.
- ^ "Icelandic artist and björk collaborator shoplifter has a hair fetish". 23 June 2017.
- ^ Stefánsdóttir, Björg. "Hrafnhildur Arnardóttir / Shoplifter (2019)". Icelandic Art Center.
- ^ Sayej, Nadja (June 23, 2017). "icelandic artist and björk collaborator shoplifter has a hair fetish".
- ^ "As Björk Opens at MoMA, Behind the Scenes of Her Most Iconic Images". 2 March 2015.
- ^ "assume vivid astro focus and Shoplifter Get Psychdelic and Hairy at the MoMA - PAPER". 24 June 2008.
- ^ "Iceland Goes With Shoplifter for 2019 Venice Biennale". 5 June 2018.
- ^ Phaidon Editors (2019). Great women artists. Phaidon Press. p. 40. ISBN 978-0714878775.
{{cite book}}:|last1=has generic name (help) - ^ "10 Contemporary Nordic Artists You Should Know". 12 October 2018.
- ^ "Talking Textiles with Shoplifter | art | Phaidon". www.phaidon.com.
- ^ "Step Inside the Neon Hair Cave of Shoplifter, the Artist Behind Iceland's Immersive Pavilion at This Year's Venice Biennale". 9 May 2019.
- ^ "Shoplifter is the Icelandic artist bringing camp hair art to the Venice Biennale". www.sleek-mag.com.
- ^ Igneri, Jenna. "& Other Stories Just Launched A Collaboration With The Artist Shoplifter". Nylon.
- ^ "Noir Kei Ninomiya Fall 2020 Ready-to-Wear Collection". 29 February 2020.
- ^ "Hrafnhildur Arnardottir aka Shoplifter".