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Born | Monika Kristina Larsen Dennis 1963 (age 61–62) Malmö, Sweden |
Other names | Monika Larsen-Dennis |
Alma mater | Icelandic College of Art and Crafts, Royal Institute of Art |
Occupation(s) | Visual artist, sculptor |
Known for | Public art in Sweden, sculpture, film, photography, performance art |
Website | Official 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.
Monika Larsen Dennis was born in 1963 in Malmö, Sweden. [3] She attended Icelandic College of Art and Crafts (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]
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]