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FIA BACKSTRÖM
Born Stockholm
Lives and works New York - Stockholm
SCHOOLING
Columbia University
University of Stockholm
Academy of Photography, Konstfack, Stockholm
THE WORK
solo/environments/projects/events
2010 Studies in Leadership (personas abound) educational project part of critcal issues, Columbia University
2009 Studies in Leadership (a family affair), curated by Anthony Huberman, St Louis Contemporary Artmuseum,
Studies in Leadership (the Golden Voice), part of Talk Show, ICA London curated by Will Holder with Richard Birkett and Jennifer Thatcher
Studies in Leadership (the Review) as part of Impossible Exchange, Freize art fair, curated by Miguel Amado & Filipa Oliveira
2008 Herd Instinct 360† - coda, Western Front, Vancouver
Pottery and Poetry, The Apartment, Vancouver
Herd Instinct 0†, Anna Helwig Gallery, L.A.
Just Say Yes, Wilkinson Gallery, London
Poetry Club, event White Columns, New York
That Social Space between Speaking and Meaning, White Columns, New York
2007 Eco Day, Marabou Parken, Stockholm HERD INSTINCT 360° - goes Sweden, Stockholm Mmmore, MarabouParken Annex, Stockholm Art Politiquement Engagé - Politische Engagiert Künst, In Practice/Sculpture Center, New York
2006 Nada Posters and Table cloth, placed with institutions and galleries at Nada art fair Domestic Affairs, a readingat Elizabeth Dee Gallery Tablecloths for Galleries, inserted at Greene Naftali Gallery, Friedrich Petzel Galler, Paula Cooper Gallery, Elizabeth Dee Gallery, QED Gallery, Andrew Kreps Gallery, Anna Kustera (project) Interface in Your Face, Swiss Institute, New York In Memoriam - HERD INSTINCT 360°, Greene-Naftali Gallery, New York HERD INSTINCT 360°, a fia backström project at Andrew Kreps Gallery, New York
2005 lesser new york, a fia backström production, New York
2004 Escapism - a viable political alternative, a fia backström project, Champion Fine Art, New York Blonde Revolution, a fia backström production, New York Linjestörning, Artscan, Malmö, Sweden
2003 Edgar Mitchell, 6th Man on the Moon, Space Martina Hogland, Stockholm
1999 Cosmos, Index gallery, Swedish Contemporary Art Foundation, Stockholm
selected group
2010 Misty Harbor - at your leisure for 9 screens, Moma, New York, organized by Nicolas Guagnini with Kathy Halbreich
Lecture Performance, Muzej Savremene Umetnosti, Belgrade, curated by Jelena Vesic
In Print, curated by Adam Carr, e-flux, New York
An Invitation to an Infiltration, CAG, Vancouver, curated by Eric Friedricksen
Magpie, Harris Lieberman Gallery, New York, curated by Matt Sheridan-Smith
Vertically Organized Labour, Murray Guy Gallery, curated by Jakob King
2009 The Prompt, Performa-09, New York, curated by Sarina Basta and Michael Portnoy
The Malady of Writing, Museu dArt Contemporani de Barcelona, curated by Chuz Martinez
Lecture Performance, Cologne Kunstverein, Cologne, curated by Kathrine Jentens
Momentum, Moss Norway, curated by Lina Dzuverovic & Stina H–gkvist
Equality Marriage, organized by Karl Holmqvist, Galerie Giti Nordbaksch
Convention, Miami Contemporary Art Museum curated by Ruba Katrib
Fax Show at the Drawing Center, New York, curated by Joao Ribas
Fia Backström/Mario Garcia Torres/Stephen Kaltenbach at Jack Hanley Gallery, New York, curated by Kate Fowle
Paper Exhibition, Artists Space, New York, curated by Raimundas M.
A Spoken Word Exhibition, The Baltic, Newcastle, curated by Mathieu Copeland
No More Reality, Depo, Istanbul, Turkey, curated by Jelena Vesic and Claire Staebler
2008 A Choreographed Exhibition, curated by Mattheiu Copeland, Ferme du Buisson, Paris
WhyandWherefore, PDF in numerous venues
No More Reality, De Appel, Amsterdam, curated by Jelena Vesic and Claire Staebler
Experiment Marathon, Reykjavik Art Museum, Iceland
BENDOVER/HANGOVER: An Evening With Cinema Zero, White Flags, St. Louis, organized by Amy Granat
A Spoken Work Exhibition, Tranzit Display Gallery, Prague, curated by Matheiu Copeland
Cliford Irving Show, New Langton Art, San Fransisco, curated by Raimundas Malasauskas
HERD INSTINCT 360°, screening H-I-T, Gothenburg
Art Since Summer of 1969, Dark Fair - Swiss Institute, organized by Cory Arcangel, Hanne Mugaas
11 sessions, Orchard Gallery, New York, organized by Karen Schneider, Matt Keegan, John MIller
HERD INSTINCT 360°, United Nations Plaza, Mexico City, organized by Anton Vidokle
Object Salon, Honey Space, curated by Bob Nickas
The Whitney Biennial, New York, curated by Shamim Momin, Henriette Huldish
Good News for People who Like Bad News, curated by Gianni Jetzer, Swiss Institute, New York
Herd Instinct 360° one-day performance, United Nations Plaza, Berlin
2007 Pawnshop, e-flux project
A Choreographed Exhibition, curated by Mattheiu Copeland, Kunssthalle, St: Gallen
Experiment Marathon, curated by Julia Peyton-Jones and Hans-Ulrich Obrist, Serpentine Gallery, London
Herd Instinct 360° one-day performance, United Nations Plaza, Berlin
Sn–frid, curated by Ylva Ogland as part of Performa-07, New York
Ensemble, curated by Christian Marclay, ICA Philadelphia
Genesis, I'm Sorry, Josh Smith section, Greene Naftali Gallery, New York
Introvert, Extrovert, Makes no Difference, curated by John Armleder, Galerie Catherine Issert, France The Price of Everything, Whitney Curatorial Studies, Hunter Graduate Center, New York The Happiness of Objects, curated by Sarina Basta, the Sculpture Center, New York Just Kick It Till It Breaks, curated by Matthew Lyons, the Kitchen, New York United Nations Plaza (origninally Manifesta 6 in Cyprus), organized by Anton Vidokle Madrid Trial, HERD INSTINCT 360†, performance, UNP at Arco, Madrid
2006 I drank the Cool-Aid, curated by Bruce Hackney and Anna Kustera, Anna Kustera Gallery, New York Poster project, Frisbee at Nada, Miami Looking Back, curated by Matthew Higgs, White Columns, New York Minotaur Blood, Jonathan Viner Gallery, London Slightly Out of Focus, Andrew Kreps Gallery, New York Bring the War Home, Elizabeth Dee Gallery, New York, QED gallery, Los Angeles, organized by Drew Heitzler Cluster, Mexico City, organized by Katie Holten Table cloth/Intervention 17 for Continous Project, cneai museum, Paris HERD INSTINCT 360º, one-night performance, powerhouse, Memphis HERD INSTINCT 360º Expodioum, Utrecht, Holland, organized by PHP Take One, Museum of Fine Art, Houston, Texas, organized by Domenick Amarati Cluster, Participant Inc. New York, organized by Katie Holten Slow Burn, curated by Jonah Freeman, Galerie Edward Mitterand, Geneva
2005 Circles, curated by Amy Granath, Sculpture Centre, New York Caspar David Séance, Jack the Pellican Presents, New York In Search of Outer Space, FIAMY, (Fia Backstr–m and Amy Granath), for Performa-05, curated by Anthony Huberman I Live in a Castle, EFA, New York, organized by Jesica Hutchins and Dan Torop Ladyfest, Dieselverkstaden, Stockholm, curated by Hanne Lindberg There is a City in my Mind, South First Gallery, New York On the Beach, Printed Matter, New York, put together by Justin Lowe Black Noise a tribute to Steven Parrino, Ecart, Basel Art Fair, curated by Amy Granath and Mai-thu Perret Art|Film A Tribute to Steven Parrino (1958-2005), Basel, put together by John Armleder, Mai-Thu Perret and Amy Granath The Feraliminal Lycanthropizer, Champion Fine Art, Los Angeles, curated by Craig Kalpacian Shots of Brave New World, Muenzsalon, Berlin, curated by Mats Thesselius
2004 None of the Above, Suisse Institute, New York, curated John Armleder Blonde Revolution, a fia backström project, Museum 789, Beijing, China Household Psychedelics, a fia backström production, New York
2003 Pop Rocks, Caren Golden fine art, New York Now what? World Question Center, curated by Jens Hoffmann, BAK, Utrecht Holland Socialism a love letter, a fia backström production, New York one million people including satellite suburbs, a fia backström production, New York I’m afraid of everything, a fia backström production, New York Adagio, Gävle Konsthall, curated by Pia Kristoffersson and Jonas Nobel, Gävle, Sweden
2002 Black Bonds, Suisse Institute, curated S Parrino and J Koether, New York whitneybiennial.com, curated by Miltos Manetas
2001 Tirana Biennial, curated by Vanessa Beecroft, Tirana Bevil at Moderna Moderna Museet, Stockholm Bevil Goes Iceland, the Living Art Museum, Reykjavík The Retun of Bevil, curated by Katarina Löfström, Enkehuset, Stockholm Insider Trading, curated by Lisa Prior, London
2000
Viva Scanland!, Catalyst Arts, curated by Stella d’Ailly, Belfast
1999 Kit for People Lost in Space, Shop at Up, and slide installation, New Museum, New York
Installation, gallery Index at Stockholm Art Fair Xn, Bureau des Videos (Trembley/Moisdon), Chalon-Sur-Saone
1998 Stuff it!, Ynglingagatan 1, Stockholm Videostore, Bureau des Videos (Trembley/Moisdon), Vienna Contact,Se Tumba, Tumba Konsthall, Stockholm Kit for People Lost in Space, Christmas edition, Index gallery, Stockholm
published texts/layouts/ephemera/editions
2010 Activity, ed. Ricardo Valentim, Pedro Barateiro
2009 Flash Art Cover project and interview January/February
Notes on Being Blonde in THIS, a Collection of Artist's writings, edited by Jennings, Susan
Fia Backstr–m, Roe Ethridge, Conversation, North Drive Press
Fia Backstr–m, Joseph Logan, Conversation, North Drive Press
Studies in Leadership - the golden voice, Silkscreen, ed. 50, ICA, London
2008 Poster project, Filip Magazine, November 2008
Advertisement for Werner/Whitman, Afterall, Summer 2008
Fia Backstr–m, Kiss My Ass - and other revolutionary relations within art education, Dear Dave, summer 2008
Cosmic Matter, a conversation with Gunilla Klingberg, Iaspis 2008
2007 Fia Backstr–m, The Artist's Artist, ArtForum, December, 2007
Fia Backstr–m, Wade Guyton, Conversation, North Drive Press
Current - In response to five questions, NYFA Current website, mid-September issue, ed. Nick Stillman
LARM, from mouth cavity to laptop, Double CD, 2007
Sn–frid, ed. Ylva Ogland, as part of Performa-07, November 2007
HERD INSTINCT 360º, I can't work like this!, Printed Project #06, ed. Anton Vidokle, Tirdad Zolghadr Come Alive on the work of Corita Kent, text and layout, SEX, February 2007 A feminist artwork, Modern Painter, March 2007 Fia Backström, “Pump Up the Jam”, catalog for W. Guyton, S. Price, J. Smith, K. Walker, Zürich Kunsthalle, 2006 HERD INSTINCT 360° DVD narration and DVD box set, co-produced Andrew Kreps Gallery/Sculpture Center Fia Backström, Wrong Question! Art-on-Paper, January
2006 Fia Backström, Top 10, Artforum, November 2006 For Immediate Release, Pacemaker #12, ed. Eva Svenung Legion Print portfolio, put together by Lisa Kirk, Legion Roses Tatouées, ed. Giasco Bertoli, Fall 2006 Fia Backström, Kelley Walker, Conversation, North Drive Press Summer kit Black Noise”, a tribute to Steven Parrino, Ecart Cadavre Esquis, print edition for North Drive Press Press release and visual layout, Justin Lowe at Oliver Kahm - rejected - Press Releases New York Galleries , January 2006, for Annotations, Expodium, Holland
2005 S as in Ass or This Stripe is Not a Stripe - on Wade Guyton publication text Circles, Sculpture Center, New York FEEL FREE, Sound Disc Multiple, North Drive Press Let's Get Engaged, written for Art & Leisure, conceived by Julieta Aranda, Gareth James, K8 Hardy and Carlos Motta, Art in General The Way We Talk, catalog for New York TWICE, Air de Paris, curator Fabrice Stroun Not Making Sense - on Seth Price, catalog for 'New York TWICE', Air de Paris, curator Fabrice Stroun Fia Backström and Seth Price, Conversation, North Drive Press Spring kit Not Making Sense - on Seth Price, North Drive Press Springkit Yellow pages, book project, ed. John Armleder & 404
2004 Fia Backström, Bettina Funcke, Conversation, North Drive Press Summerkit Fia Backström, 'So Fake It’s Real - on Kelley Walker', the U-N-I-O-N NR 01, p.46 Anti-matter, Project for the Fire magazine Cabinet Magazine project, 'Recipe for Shrinking Heads', Winter 2003/4
2003 Roses Tatouées, ed. Giasco Bertoli, #4 Fall 2003
2002 Charley Magazine, M. Cattelan B. Funcke, M. Gioni, A. Subotnick Cabinet Magazine project, 'Private Lunar ESP', Issue 5, p.58-60
2000 Hosting 'Endless Horizon - ORFI' for boat slide magazine 3D project, Zing magazine, Volume 3, curated by Sebastian Bremer
1999 Report from the Stockholm Art Scene, (Karl Holmqvist, Katarina Löfström, Mats Stjernstedt, Johanna Billing, Fia Backström) project for Very magazine, fall 1999
1998 Contact catalog text and layout, Se Tumba, Tumba Konsthall, Stockholm Press Statements, Project for the Fire magazine MUSIC, Project, Music Magazine for boat slide magazine
SPECIAL APPEARANCES
2007 The FM Ferry Experiment, organized by Neurotransmitter
Current - In response to five questions, NYFA Current website, mid-September issue, ed. Nick Stillman WUNP radio, organized by Neurotransmitter, United Nations Plaza, Berlin
2006 HERD INSTINCT 360° performance at -68 conference, Drew University, New Jersey (opening for Mark Rudd of Weathermen Underground)
2000 We Love Brenda, set design, choreography Lisa Östberg, Kulturhuset, Stockholm
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
2010 Anna Gritz, Vertically Integrated Manufacturing, frieze, April 2010, p. 127
THE ART OF CURATING, Nicola Trezzi, Flash Art n.271, March - April 2010
2009 Nicola Trezzi, Monumentum 2009: Favoured Nations, Flash Art, October 2009, p. 38
5/100, Top 100 Emerging Artists, Flash Art, October 2009, p. 52
Fia Backstr–m interviewed by Ana Cardoso, On Leadership, MONOLOG
Roberta Smith, Fia Backstrom, Mario Garcia-Torres, Stephen Kaltenbach, New York Times, 17.04.09 p. C27
Fia Backstrom, Mario Garcia-Torres, Stephen Kaltenbach,The New Yorker, April-09 p.5
Julian Meyers, A day is as long as a year, Open Space, SFMOMA
William J Gass. WE ALL WE GOT, Whispers & Murmurs, Flash Art online
Lines in the Sand, Interview w/ Anthony Huberman, Flash Art Jan/Feb 2009 p. 82
2008 Jerry Saltz, Top 9 Shows (and One Event), New York Magazine, 12.07.08
Alix Browne, Artful Lodgers, New York Times Style Magazine, 09.11.05, p. 85
Fionn Meade, Fia Backstr–m White Columns, Artforum, November 2008, p. 386
Martin Herbert, Forum and Function, Artforum, September 2008 p. 144
T.J. Carlin Fia Backstr–m, That social space... Art Review, September 2008 p. 140
Roberta Smith, That social space..., New York Times, 18.07.08
Joshua Mack, That social space.., Time Out New York, July 9, 2008
Shumon Basar, Letter From Iceland, Art Monthly June 2008 p. 48
Elizabeth Schambelan, Whitney Biennial, Artforum, Summer 2008
Christian Marclay, ENSEMBLE, exhibition catalog
En Blondin i New York, Jenny Morelli, Vi, April 2008 p. 8
Frida Cornell, Hon Gor Konst av Konst, Konstvarlden & Desajn, April 2008 p. 34-40
Sonia Hendler, Visual Commentary, (interview) NYArts Magazine, March 2008 p. 34 - 35
Laura Stein, Fia Backstrom Prepares for the Whitney Biennial, Lipsticktracez, March 2008
Carly Berwith, The Facebook Biennial, New York Magazine, March 10-17, 2008 p. 138 -142
Work in Progress, Visionare Magazine, #52, spring 2008, p. 124 - 125
Nick Stillman, the Whitney Biennial, NYFA current, March 4th - March 10th, 2008
Members of the Same Symbiotaxium, But Probably Not Collaborators, Matt Keegan
and Fia Backstrom, X-tra, ed. Shana Lukter, March 2008 p. 20-31
2007 Art & Auction, November, 2007
Närbild - Fia Backström, Lars-Erik Hjertström Lappalainen, www.konsten.se, 06.15.07 Den politiska korrektheten lyser med sin frånvaro, Rikard Ekholm, Svenska Dagbladet, 05.26.07 Vi är inget utan dig!, Ulrika Stahre, Aftonbladet, 05.16.07 Konstaktivism, Fia Backström är envist engagerad, Milou Allerholm, Dagens Nyheter, 05.12.07 Fia Backström skapar bilder och politik, Lina Wennersten, City, 05.04.07 Fia Backström kommer hem med sina experiment, Dagens Nyheter, 04.29.07 Mmmer i Sumpan, På Stan 05.03.07 Bäst just nu, Paul Steen, Nöjesguiden, April 2007 Just Kick It Till It Breaks, Miguel Amado, Artforum online Just Kick It Till It Breaks, exhibition catalog Holland Cotter, Who Needs Objects?, New York Times, 01.12.07, p E39
2006 Holland Cotter, Looking Back, White Columns Annual, New York Times, 12.03.06, p E32 Matthew Higgs, On the Ground New York, Artforum, December, 2006 p. 249-250 Fia Backström, Top 10, Artforum, November 2006 New York vs. London, Matthew Higgs & Ralph Rugoff, Modern Painter, September 2006 p.83 Holland Cotter, Where the Focus is Sharp, but the Categories Blurry, New York Times, 08.16.06, p.E1 Barbara Pollack, Bring the War Home, Time Out New York, August 3-9, 2006 p.68 Andrea K. Scott, OK Computer, Time Out New York, March 23-29, 2006 p.102 Maja Hammaren, What is Art? Interview, Paletten #262-63 Matt Keegan, Top 10, Artforum, February 2006, p.96 Roberta Smith, Who Needs a White Cube These Days, New York Times, 01.13.06, p. 1 Andrea K. Scott, The Best and Worst of 2005, Time Out New York, December 29, 2005 - January 4, 2006
2005 Matthew Brannon, The Artists Artist, Artfourm Decmeber 2005, p. 105 Maika Pollack, Trade at White Columns, Flash Art, May-June, 2005 Don't Miss, lesser new york, Time Out New York, April 7-13, 2005 Hall, Emily, None of the Above, ArtForum March 2005, p. 241
2004 Engstr–m, Ulrika K, Det slÂr gnistor om Skandinavien i Peking, Svenska Dagbladet, 10.26.04 Scandinavian Sparks, exhibition catalog 2 Don't Miss, Escapism - a viable political alternative, Time Out New York, August 5-12 2004 Jutta Koether, Ich Will Eine Stadtkünstlerin Sein, Texte Zur Kunst, Juni 2004
2003 Strömberg, Mikael, Konst för kroppens vemods-endorfiner, Aftonbladet, 16.05.03 Hebert, Niels, Botad eller förförd av Albinoni, Aftonbladet, 12.04.03 Wikström S, Smäktande sammansatt sorgesamt adagio, Gefle Dagblad 12.04.03
2002 POSH #1, whitneybiennial.com CD
2001 Tirana biennial, exhibition catalog Insider trading, exhibition catalog, apriori Group New York Style Guide, Up&Co, New York
1999 ArtLovers, exhibition catalog, Liverpool Biennial Celia Lyttleton, Art & Auction, September 15, 1999, p. 74 Marcia Fortes, Brazilian Vogue, September,1999 Celso Fioravante, Folha de Sao Paolo, September 24, 1999
1998 Se Tumba, exhibition catalog, Tumba Konsthall,Stockholm Sten, Aase, Lustfylld guidad tur, Mitt I Botkyrka Salem, 29.09.98
TEACHING/LECTURES
2008-current Faculty Columbia University, Graduate Department of Fine Art
2003-current Faculty School of Visual Arts, interactive media and digital imaging at the Photography Department
2010 Bard College, Rhinecliff
Visiting artist Yale University, New Haven
Visiting artist Columbia University, New York
2008 Visiting artist Cooper Union, New York
2007 Visiting artist New York University, New York
2006 Visiting artist Bard Curatorial Studies, New York RISD Graduate, Artist Talk writings, Providence, RI Columbia University, Artist Talk, New York
2005 Columbia University, Round table discussion, Critical Issues, New York Konstfack Royal College of Arts and Crafts, Artist Talk
SPECIFIC PIECES BY THE FOLLOWING ARTISTS HAVE BEEN INSERTED INTO THESE PROJECTS:
2007 Eco Art, Fortescue Avenue, London (Adam McEwen), the Kitchen, New York (Roe Ethridge, Kelley Waker)
ART POLITIQUEMENT ENGAGÉ POLITISCHE ENGAGIERT KÜNST, Sculpture Center, New York (Roe
Ethridge, Eileen Quinlan)
2006 Interface in Your Face, Swiss Institute, New York, (Seth Price, Richard Phillips, Craig Kalpakjian,
Mika Tajima, Fredrik Holmqvist)
HERD INSTINCT 360°, Andrew Kreps Gallery, Greene-Naftali Gallery, New York (Olaf Breuning, Michael Taussig,
Liam Gillick, Pia Lindman, Sylvere Lotringer, Jeremy Varon, Arthur Jafa, Johanna Billing, Luke Fowler, Corita Kent)
2005 lesser new york, a fia backstr–m project, New York (Matthew Brannon, Jutta Koether, Carissa Rodriquez/Gardar
Eide-Einarsson, Matt Keegan, Jay Sanders, Rich Aldrich, Nate Lowman, Josh Smith, Reena Spaulings,
Champion Fine Art, Seth Price, Peter Coffin, Ei Arakawa, Bettina Funcke, fia backström production, New Humans)
2004 Escapism - a viable political alternative, a fia backström project, Champion Fine Art, New York (Roe Etheridge,
Jessica Jackson Hutchins, Fredrik Söderberg, Jonas Nobel, Dan Torop)
Blonde Revolution, a fia backström project, New York, and 798 Space, Beijing (Kelley Walker, Olav Westphalen,
Bella Rune, Michelle Elzay, Chloe Piene, Annee Olofsen)
Household Psychedelics, a fia backström production, New York (Gunilla Klingberg, Katarina Löfström, Peter Coffin,
Justin Lowe, Karl Holmqvist)
2003 Socialism a love letter, a fia backström production, New York (Mai-thu Perret, Drew Heitzler, Arthur Jaffa,
Sweden Graphics, Johanna Billing)
one million people including satellite suburbs, a fia backström production, New York (Tobias Bernstrup,
Heidrun Holzfeind, Jonathan Calm, Markus Degerman, Jakob Kolding)
I'm afraid of everything, a fia backström production, New York (Matthew Brannon, Christine Ödlund,
Jose-Leon Cerrillo, Johan Thurfjell)
STIPENDS AND GRANTS
2008 IASPIS Project Grant
2007 IASPIS International Cultural Exchange
2003 Helge Ax:son Johnson Travel Grant
2001 IASPIS International Cultural Exchange
Sleipnir
2000 IASPIS International Cultural Exchange
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