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Born | Hrafnhildur Arnardóttir Reykjavik, Iceland |
Nationality | Icelandic |
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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.
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]
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