Shoplifter (artist)

Shoplifter (real name Hrafnhildur Arnardóttir) is a New York-based contemporary artist who works with synthetic and natural hair.[1] When Arnardóttir moved to New York her birth name was mispronounced as Shoplifter and she has gone by that name ever since.[2]

Shoplifter
Born
Hrafnhildur Arnardóttir

Reykjavik, Iceland
NationalityIcelandic
Websitewww.shoplifter.us

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.[3] In 2004, she collaborated with musician, Björk and created the hair mask for the cover or her album Medúlla.[4][5] In 2008, she worked in collaboration with Aimez Vous Avec Ferveur to create a large-scale window installation at MoMA.[6]

Shoplifter represented Iceland at La Biennale di Venezia in 2019[7] with her installation Chromo Sapiens.

Early life & influences

Shoplifter was born in Reykjavik, Iceland.[8] 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.[9] She works with hair in various ways, creating multi-colored structures.[10] Shoplifter has a background in painting and works within the spaces of art, design and fashion.[11]

She has collaborated with brands such as Moncler, & Other Stories and HAY.[12][13]

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.[14]

References
  1. "Icelandic Artist Creates Colorful Immersive Art Installations Using Hair".
  2. "We meet Icelandic artist Shoplifter at her hair-filled Brooklyn studio".
  3. Stefánsdóttir, Björg. "Hrafnhildur Arnardóttir / Shoplifter (2019)". Icelandic Art Center.
  4. "icelandic artist and björk collaborator shoplifter has a hair fetish".
  5. "As Björk Opens at MoMA, Behind the Scenes of Her Most Iconic Images".
  6. "assume vivid astro focus and Shoplifter Get Psychdelic and Hairy at the MoMA".
  7. "Iceland Goes With Shoplifter for 2019 Venice Biennale".
  8. Phaidon Editors (2019). Great women artists. Phaidon Press. p. 40. ISBN 978-0714878775.
  9. "10 Contemporary Nordic Artists You Should Know".
  10. "Talking Textiles with Shoplifter".
  11. "Step Inside the Neon Hair Cave of Shoplifter, the Artist Behind Iceland's Immersive Pavilion at This Year's Venice Biennale".
  12. "Shoplifter is the Icelandic artist bringing camp hair art to the Venice Biennale".
  13. "The brand joined forces with visual artist Shoplifter".
  14. "Hrafnhildur Arnardottir aka Shoplifter".
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