Monika Larsen Dennis

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
Born
Monika Kristina Larsen Dennis

1963 (age 59–60)
Malmö, Sweden
Other namesMonika Larsen-Dennis
Alma materIcelandic College of Art and Crafts,
Royal Institute of Art
Occupation(s)Visual artist, sculptor
Known forPublic art in Sweden, sculpture, film, photography, performance art
WebsiteOfficial website

Early life and education

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]

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, Örebro, Sweden
  • Restare (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. 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. "Monika Larsen Dennis". Brooklyn Museum. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
  5. 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. "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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