Monika Larsen Dennis

Monika Larsen Dennis
Born
Monika Kristina Larsen Dennis

1963 (age 60–61)
Malmö, Sweden
Other namesMonika Larsen-Dennis
Alma materIcelandic College of Art and Crafts [is],
Royal Institute of Art
Occupation(s)Visual artist, sculptor
Known forPublic art in Sweden, sculpture, film, photography, performance art
WebsiteOfficial website

Monika Larsen Dennis (born 1963) is a Swedish contemporary visual artist and sculptor, known for her public art.[1][2] She has also worked in performance art, photography, and film.

Early life and education

Monika Larsen Dennis was born in 1963 in Malmö, Sweden.[3] She attended Icelandic College of Art and Crafts [is] (Icelandic: Myndlista og Handidaskoli; now part of Iceland University of the Arts), and received a BFA degree (1994).[1] Followed by study at the Royal Institute of Art, where she received a MFA degree (1997).[1][4]

Career

"Restare" (2013), public commission; marble, stainless steel, and concrete; created by Monika Larsen Dennis
"Restare" (2013), public commission in Djurgården; created by Monika Larsen Dennis[5]

The art film "Driven" (1998) was co-created by Dennis with Maria Friberg, and features two suited bodies in a dance of both attraction and repulsion.[6][7] In 2001–2002, "Driven" (1998) was exhibited as part of the group exhibition "Loop" at P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center (now MoMA PS1) in Long Island City.[8][9]

Dennis' work "Hållplats" (English: The Waiting Game) (1999) is a public two-sided art bench, located at Kristianstad.[10]

"Restare" (2013) is a Swedish National Monument for Swedish war veterans,[5][11] that she won the public commission through an anonymous competition.[12] Her sculpture "Restare" (2013), meaning "to stay" or "to rest" in English, was made of marble, stainless steel, and concrete and is located in the Djurgården district of Stockholm.[5][13]

In January 2016, she was one of the artists chosen to create artwork for a new subway station in Sweden.[14][15] Dennis' work was recognized through its inclusion in a major international survey, Global Feminisms (2017) held at the Brooklyn Museum, and curated by Maura Reilly and Linda Nochlin.[1]

She is one of the featured artists of Feminist Art Base at the Brooklyn Museum.[4] Her work is in museum collections including at the Moderna Museet,[16] the Gothenburg Museum of Art,[17] and the Brooklyn Museum.[18]

Public art

  • Där (Dare) (1998), glass, auditorium in Malmö University, Malmö, Sweden
  • Hållplats (The Waiting Game) (1999), Kristianstad, Sweden[10]
  • Kyssen (The Kiss) (2012), marble, Lilla Å Promenade [sv], Örebro, Sweden
  • Restare [sv] (2013), marble, stainless steel, and concrete, Djurgården, Stockholm, Sweden[5]
  • Rose (2015), featuring 6 concrete white pigeons, located at Järla school, Nacka, Stockholm, Sweden[19]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Reilly, Maura; Nochlin, Linda (2007). Global Feminisms: New Directions in Contemporary Art. Merrell. p. 276. ISBN 978-0-87273-157-8.
  2. ^ Volk, Gregory (2001-01-01). "The Wanås Foundation: Patronage and Partnership". Sculpture. ISSN 0889-728X. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
  3. ^ Elliott, David (2000). Nordic art of the '90s (in Swedish). Moderna Museet (Stockholm, Sweden). Moderna Museet. p. 61. ISBN 978-91-7100-616-5.
  4. ^ a b "Monika Larsen Dennis". Brooklyn Museum. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
  5. ^ a b c d Åse, Cecilia; Wendt, Maria (2019-02-12). Gendering Military Sacrifice: A Feminist Comparative Analysis. Routledge. p. 87. ISBN 978-0-429-82669-6.
  6. ^ Madestrand, Bo. "Driven". Stockholm School of Economics (HHS). Retrieved 2023-01-02.
  7. ^ Inselmann, Andrea (January 28, 2005). "Façade Projection: Maria Friberg". Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
  8. ^ "Art Listings". The New York Times. 2002-01-13. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
  9. ^ "Art Listings". The New York Times. 2002-01-20. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
  10. ^ a b "Hållplats/The Waiting Game". Kristianstads kommun. Archived from the original on 2010-12-30.
  11. ^ Åkerlund, Caroline (2018-05-31). "Till minne av katastrofen". Dagens industri (in Swedish). Retrieved 2023-01-02.
  12. ^ "Monika Larsen Dennis skapar veteranmonument". Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). 2012-10-01. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
  13. ^ Wedin, Hektor (2021-11-22). "Veteraner kritiska till Ice adventure". Mitti.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2023-01-02.
  14. ^ Öberg, Peter (2016-01-20). "Klart vilka som ska utsmycka nya t-banestationerna". Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). Retrieved 2023-01-02.
  15. ^ "Klart med konst i nya tunnelbanan". Dagens Nyheter (DN) (in Swedish). 2016-01-28. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
  16. ^ "Driven". Moderna Museet. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
  17. ^ "Sculpture Hall". Gothenburg Museum of Art.
  18. ^ "Driven". Brooklyn Museum. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
  19. ^ "Järla skola ROSE". Nacka.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2023-01-02.

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