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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 is embraces both relational and conceptual art.[3] Her output ranges between the production of events, 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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