Shoplifter (artist)

Shoplifter
Born
Hrafnhildur Arnardóttir

Reykjavik, Iceland
NationalityIcelandic
Websitewww.shoplifterart.com

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.

  1. ^ "Icelandic Artist Creates Enormous Installations Using Hair". mymodernmet.com. 18 November 2018.
  2. ^ "We meet Icelandic artist Shoplifter at her hair-filled Brooklyn studio". 20 January 2016.
  3. ^ "Icelandic artist and björk collaborator shoplifter has a hair fetish". 23 June 2017.
  4. ^ Stefánsdóttir, Björg. "Hrafnhildur Arnardóttir / Shoplifter (2019)". Icelandic Art Center.
  5. ^ Sayej, Nadja (June 23, 2017). "icelandic artist and björk collaborator shoplifter has a hair fetish".
  6. ^ "As Björk Opens at MoMA, Behind the Scenes of Her Most Iconic Images". 2 March 2015.
  7. ^ "assume vivid astro focus and Shoplifter Get Psychdelic and Hairy at the MoMA - PAPER". 24 June 2008.
  8. ^ "Iceland Goes With Shoplifter for 2019 Venice Biennale". 5 June 2018.