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Weeping Birch (twins), 2010
Bronze and tempera
2 pieces
16 3/4 x 4 1/2 x 3 1/2
inches (42.5 x 11.4 x 8.9 cm)
15 1/2 x 3 1/4 x 2 1/4
inches (39.4 x 8.3 x 5.7 cm)
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Boy, 2012
Oil on linen
18 ½ x 16 inches
47 x 41 cm
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22. CECILIA
EDEFALK
BIO & STEPS
Born:
In 1954 Norrköping, Sweden
Studies
·
1977: Degree, Konsfackskolan (National College of Art, Craft, and
Design), Stockholm)
·
1986: Degree, Kunsthogskolan, Stockholm
·
1993: Funded Residency, Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin, Germany
·
1996: Fellowship, Bremerhaven, Germany
Nowadays:
Lives and works in Berlin and Stockholm
Themes and style:
Edefalk’s paintings are largely defined by
their seriality. Her works imitate, distort, and intensify one another in ways
that intentionally blur the distinctions between original and copy. “I discover
things in my paintings when I repeat them. It is a way to explore my own work.
I am always surprised by the result. I think I can figure out what will happen.
But with every new painting, the others change,” the artist explained. Because
of the relational nature of her endeavor, the physical installation of her
paintings in an exhibition space is an integral part of the artist’s
methodology and practice. She makes use of mirror effects, displays paintings
at 90-degree angles, and turns canvases upside down to establish a carefully
choreographed system of viewing. The interaction between the works lends a
quality of performance to her exhibitions…
Techniques:
His work is develop in paintings,
drawings and photo
Awards
and Grants:
2000
Barbro & Holger Bäckströms stipendium, Sweden
1997
International Artists
Studio Program in Stockholm, Stockholm
1995
Stadt Bremerhaven, Bremerhaven, Germany
1994
Edstrandska stiftelsen, Malmo, Sweden
1993
Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin
1990
Hans-Viksten-stipendium, Sweden
Education
1987
Royal Academy of Art, Stockholm
1981
Birkagårdens folkhögskola, Stockholm
1977
Konstfack, University College of Arts, Craft, and Design,
Stockholm
Solo Exhibitions
2015
"Eclipse," Stene Projects, Stockholm
2012
“Cecilia Edefalk and Lina Bjärneld,” Crystal Palace,
Stockholm
2011
“Time and Memory: Cecilia Edefalk and Gunnel Wahlstrand,”
Parasol Unit, London
2010
“Moment,” Moderna museet, Stockholm
“24 Hour Venus,” Dia Art Foundation, New York
“White Lies,” Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm
“The Moderna Exhibition 2010,” Moderna museet, Stockholm
“Weeping Birch,” Gladstone Gallery, New York
2009
“Double White Venus…Minne,” Brandstrom Stockholm,
Stockholm
“Cecilia Edefalk & Hilma af Klint: Viewing Plants,”
Nordic Watercolor Museum, Skärhamn, Sweden
2008
“Ceci,” Cecilia Edefalk, Lunds konsthall, Lund, Sweden
Änglarna, St. Jacobs Kyrka, Stockholm with the National
Museum, Stockholm
2007
“Being within the Being,” Ersta Konsthall, Stockholm
2006
“Cecilia Edefalk, Eine
Ausstellung der Kunsthalle zu Kiel der Antikensammlung,”
Kunsthalle Kiel, Kiel, Germany
“Sunset Baby,” Kabinette für aktuelle Kunst, Bremerhaven,
Germany
“Baby,” Art Unlimited, Basel, Switzerland
“Focus: Cecilia Edefalk,” The Art Institute of Chicago,
Chicago
2005
“Messenger/Budbärare,” Lunds Domkyrka, Lund, Sweden
“Nya verk,” Norrköping Konstmuseum, Norrköping, Sweden
“Sketch for a Painting,” Museum of Modern Art, Stockholm
“Ich Bin Tot,” Brändström & Stene, Stockholm
2004
“Sketch for a Painting,” Brändström & Stene, Stockholm
2000
“To view the painting from within – Untitled,” Malmö Art
Museum, Malmö, Sweden
1998
“Cecilia Edefalk,” Kunsthalle Bern, Bern
"At the Moment Untitled," Johnen and Schöttle,
Cologne
1997
"Perspektive," Kabinett für aktuelle Kunst,
Bremerhaven, Germany
1996
"In the Painting the Painting," Johnen and
Schöttle, Cologne
1994
"Echo," Kunstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin
1990
"En annan rorelse," Galleri Sten Eriksson,
Stockholm
1988
“Cecilia Edefalk,” Galleri Wallner, Malmö, Sweden
Group Exhibitions
2014
“New Dimensions,” Galleri Andersson/Sandstrom, Umea, Sweden
“Baroque,” Kulturehuset Stadsteatern, Stockholm
“Between Realities: Photography in Sweden 1970-2000,”
Gothenburg Museum of Art and Hasselblad Center, Gothenburg
“All My Love and Solidarity,” Gåxsjö church, Jämtland, Sweden
“Karlek och solidaritet,” Stene Projects, Stockholm
2013
“Art of Memory,” Bonnierskonsthall, Stockholm, Sweden
“KölnSkulptur #7,” Skulpturen Park, Cologne, Germany
“Believers,” Varbergs Konsthall, Varberg, Sweden
“Der Zweite Blick,” Städtische Galerie Nordhorn, Nordhorn,
Germany
2012
“The Carnegie Art Award,” Sophienholm, Lyngby, Denmark
[traveled to: Amos Anders
Art Museum, Helsinki; The Royal Academy of Fine Arts,
Stockholm; The Stenersen Museum, Oslo
“The Castle in the Air, Séance of Imagination,” Centre of
Culture ZAMEK, Poznan, Poland
“Pudelns kärna,” Galleri Magnus Carlsson, Hällvi Kännung,
Sweden
“Take me somewhere nice,” Stene Projects, Stockholm, Sweden
2011
“Painting Between the Lines” CCA Wattis Institute for
Contemporary Arts, San Francisco [traveled to: Williams College Museum of Art,
Williamstown, MA (2013)]
“Among Flesh,” Alison Jacques Gallery, London
“North by New York: New Nordic Art,” Scandinavia House, The
Nordic Center in America, New York
“Time and Memory: Cecilia Edefalk and Gunnel Wåhlstrand,”
Parasol Unit, London
2008
“Painting Between the Lines” CCA Wattis Institute for
Contemporary Arts, San Francisco
“Among Flesh,” Alison Jacques Gallery, London
“North by New York: New Nordic Art,” Scandinavia House, The
Nordic Center in America, New York
2006
“Painting Between the Lines” CCA Wattis Institute for
Contemporary Arts, San Francisco
“Among Flesh,” Alison Jacques Gallery, London
“North by New York: New Nordic Art,” Scandinavia House, The
Nordic Center in America, New York
2005
“What’s New Pussycat?,” Museum für Moderne Kunst, Frankfurt,
Germany
“Ny Svensk Fotografi,” Hasselblad Center, Gothenburg, Sweden
2004
“Swedish and Mongolian Contemporary Art,” Zanabazar Museum of
Fine Arts, Ulaan Baatar, Mongolia
“Montains Eye,” Unduur Ulaan, Mongolia
2003
“Falskt eller Äkta,” National Museum of Art, Stockholm
2002
“Documenta 11- Platform 4,” Kassel, Germany
2001
2001 Biennal in Painting, Väsby Konstall, Väsby, Sweden
2000
“Szenenwechsel XVIII,” Museum für Moderne Kunst, Frankfurt,
Germany
“Face-á-Face,” Kunstpanorame, Lucerne, Switzerland
“Enduring Love,” Klemens Gosser and Tanja Grunert, New York
1999
“Mirror’s Edge,” Bild Museet, Umeå, Sweden [traveled to:
Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver; Castello di Rivoli, Turin, Italy; Tramway,
Glasgow; Charlottenborg, Denmark]
1998
“Nuit Blanche,” Musée d ‘art moderne de la Ville de Paris,
Paris
“Moving Images Without Tears,” Galerie Vera Munro, Hamburg,
Germany
“Stuff It,” Ynglingagatan, Stockholm
"Szenenwechsel XII," Museum für Moderne Kunst, Frankfurt,
Germany
1997
“Deposition: Swedish Art in Venice,” Cinema Arsenal, Venice,
Italy
"Display," Charlottenborg Exhibition Hall,
Copenhagen
"Szenenwechsel XI," Museum für Moderne Kunst,
Frankfurt, Germany
“Replik,” Galleri 54, Gothenburg, Sweden
1996
"Pittura," Castello di Rivara, Turin, Italy
"Views from Abroad – European Perspectives on American
Art," Whitney Museum of American Art, New York
"Se hur det känns," Rooseum, Malmö, Sweden
1995
"Das Abenteuer der Malerei," Kunstverein für die
Rheinlande und Westfalen, Düsseldorf, Germany [traveled to: Württembergischer
Kunstverein, Stuttgart, Germany]
"Szenenwechsel VIII," Museum für Moderne Kunst,
Frankfurt, Germany
1994
"Revir," Kulturhuset, Stockholm
“XXII Bienal de Sao Paulo,” Sao Paulo, Brazil
1993
"Spelets regler," Tunnelgatan 1-2, Stockholm
"Den andra given," Rooseum, Malmö, Sweden
"Prospect 93," Frankfurter Kunstverein und Schirn,
Frankfurt, Germany
“Se människan,” Lilijevalchs Konsthall, Stockholm
1992
"Om konst och mass (-media)," Norrkoping konstmuseum,
Sweden
"Cecilia Edefalk / Jan Hafstrom," Irish Museum of
Modern Art, Dublin
"Time Reveals the Turth - El tiempo revela la
verdad," Expo ‘92, Seville, Spain
1991
"Konst-Fotografi," Hasselblad Center, Gothenburg,
Sweden
"Sjatte sinnet," Arbetets Museum, Norrkoping,
Sweden
"Vagval – 6 konstnärr I 90-talet,"
Riksutstallningar, Sweden
"Europa Kunstlandschaft," Kunstverein München,
Munich, Germany
"Stillstand Switches," Shedhalle, Zurich,
Switzerland
"Nordiska Konstnarinnor," Stockholm Art Fair, Stockholm
"Lika med," Moderna Museet, Stockholm
1989
"Konstant 90," Leningrad State University, Saint
Petersburg, Russia
"Aurora 3," Ateneum Art Museum, Helsinki; Nordic
House, Reykjavik
In 1966 in
Northumberland, England, UK
In her own words:
‘I don’t feel I have a history, so
repetition is a way of creating history,’ she contends. In the interplay of
reproduction and subtle variation, a self is emerging. An interesting detail in
this series is the ear. It starts out as just one insignificant part of the
body, but takes on new meaning step by step. At the end, it seems to play a
decisive role for the series as a whole: ‘In the first painting, it was just a
beautiful ear, but when it is repeated, it is obvious that the paintings have
to do with listening… Sound enters through the ear. The sound grows in the
painting and gives the painting life.’
Representative
Galleries:
Gladstone Gallery
Anthony Meier
For
more Information:
http://www.gladstonegallery.com/artist/cecilia-edefalk/biography