Shoplifter (artist) explained

Shoplifter
Birth Name:Hrafnhildur Arnardóttir
Birth Place:Reykjavik, Iceland
Nationality:Icelandic

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 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

Shoplifter 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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Icelandic Artist Creates Enormous Installations Using Hair. mymodernmet.com. 18 November 2018.
  2. Web site: We meet Icelandic artist Shoplifter at her hair-filled Brooklyn studio . 20 January 2016.
  3. Web site: Icelandic artist and björk collaborator shoplifter has a hair fetish. 23 June 2017.
  4. Web site: Stefánsdóttir . Björg . Hrafnhildur Arnardóttir / Shoplifter (2019) . Icelandic Art Center.
  5. Web site: icelandic artist and björk collaborator shoplifter has a hair fetish. Nadja. Sayej. June 23, 2017.
  6. Web site: As Björk Opens at MoMA, Behind the Scenes of Her Most Iconic Images . 2 March 2015.
  7. Web site: assume vivid astro focus and Shoplifter Get Psychdelic and Hairy at the MoMA - PAPER. 24 June 2008.
  8. Web site: Iceland Goes With Shoplifter for 2019 Venice Biennale . 5 June 2018.
  9. Book: Phaidon Editors . Great women artists . 2019 . Phaidon Press . 978-0714878775 . 40.
  10. Web site: 10 Contemporary Nordic Artists You Should Know . 12 October 2018.
  11. Web site: Talking Textiles with Shoplifter | art | Phaidon. www.phaidon.com.
  12. Web site: Step Inside the Neon Hair Cave of Shoplifter, the Artist Behind Iceland's Immersive Pavilion at This Year's Venice Biennale . 9 May 2019.
  13. Web site: Shoplifter is the Icelandic artist bringing camp hair art to the Venice Biennale. www.sleek-mag.com.
  14. Web site: & Other Stories Just Launched A Collaboration With The Artist Shoplifter. Jenna. Igneri. Nylon.
  15. Web site: Noir Kei Ninomiya Fall 2020 Ready-to-Wear Collection. 29 February 2020.
  16. Web site: Hrafnhildur Arnardottir aka Shoplifter.

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