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Fia Backström

Swedish artist, writer and educator From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Fia Backström (born 1970) is a Swedish artist, writer and educator known for her multidisciplinary artworks.[1] Backström lives and works in New York City.[2]

Career

Backström's art practice embraces both relational and conceptual art.[3] Her output ranges among event production, exhibitions, magazine ads, posters, and conversations.[4] In 2005, Backström staged the exhibition lesser new york in response to the MoMA PS1 MoMA exhibition Greater New York.[5] The salon des refusés style exhibition would later be shown as part of the official Greater New York exhibition at MoMa PS1.[6][7]

In 2011, she represented Sweden in the Venice Biennale.[8][9]

Backström's work is included in the collection of the Whitney Museum of American Art,[1] the RISD Museum[10] and the Moderna Museet.

In 2018, she was awarded the Prix Littéraire Bernard Heidsieck - Centre Pompidou.[11]

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