Gabríela Friðriksdóttir

Gabríela Friðriksdóttir (born 1971 in Reykjavík, Iceland)[1] is an Icelandic visual artist, painter and sculptor.

In 2005, she represented Iceland at the Venice Biennale, and she is a previous winner of Iceland's Gudmunda Art Prize (2001). She has also shown at Migros Museum, Zurich; Centre Pompidou, Paris; National Gallery, Reykjavik; Museum of Modern Art, Oslo; and Kunsthaus Graz.[2]

Friðriksdóttir has had several solo exhibitions including 'Crepusculum' at Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt in 2011,[3] 'Inner Life of a Hay-bale' at Gallery Gamma, Reykjavík, Iceland, in 2016,[4] and 'GABRIELA' at Hverfisgallery, Reykjavík, Iceland in In 2018.[5]

She is also known for her collaboration with the Icelandic musician and superstar Björk. The two collaborated on Björk's 2002 CD box set Family Tree and on the 2005 video for Björk's song "Where is the Line" from the album Medúlla. The two also combined their multimedia efforts at the 2005 La Biennale di Venezia in Venice, Italy.[6][7] In addition to being credited as a co-director and co-creative director, she created the artwork for Björk's "Victimhood" music video, released on September 5, 2023, from her album Fossora.[8]

Her work has been associated with New Gothic Art.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Gabriela Fridriksdóttir". RKD. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Gabríela". POL Oxygen Magazine: The International Design Art Architecture Quarterly. 14 April 2005. Archived from the original on 25 August 2006.
  3. ^ "GABRÍELA FRIÐRIKSDÓTTIR". SCHIRN KUNSTHALLE FRANKFURT. 29 September 2011. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  4. ^ "Um sýninguna". gallerygamma.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 1 February 2020.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "From Iceland — The Wild Things: Enter The Surreal World Of Gabríela Friðriksdóttir". The Reykjavik Grapevine. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  6. ^ "Gabríela Fridriksdóttir". We Make Money Not Art. 17 August 2005. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  7. ^ "The Surreal Realms of Artist Gabríela Friðriksdóttir". AnOther. 6 July 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  8. ^ introducing victimhood : björk in conversation with gabríela friðriksdóttir. YouTube. björk. 5 September 2023. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  9. ^ Gavin, Francesca. Hell Bound: New Gothic Art. London: Laurence King Publishing, 2008.