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(Redirected from Hrafnhildur Arnardóttir) Icelandic artist
Shoplifter
BornHrafnhildur Arnardóttir
Reykjavik, Iceland
NationalityIcelandic
Websitewww.shoplifterart.com

Shoplifter (real name Hrafnhildur Arnardóttir) is a New York City-based contemporary artist who works with synthetic and natural hair. When Arnardóttir moved to New York in 1994, her birth name was mispronounced as Shoplifter and she has gone by that name ever since.

Shoplifter is known for her sculptures, wall murals, and site-specific installations and has shown her work worldwide and collaborated with artists from various countries. In 2004, she collaborated with musician Björk and created the hair mask for the cover of her album Medúlla. In 2008, she worked in collaboration with Aimez Vous Avec Ferveur to create a large-scale window installation at MoMA.

Shoplifter represented Iceland at La Biennale di Venezia in 2019 with her installation Chromo Sapiens.

Early life and influences

Shoplifter was born in Reykjavik, Iceland. At an early age, she was introduced to the art of hair by her grandmother, who stored one of her cut-off braids in her bedroom drawer. She works with hair in various ways, creating multi-colored structures. Shoplifter has a background in painting and works within the spaces of art, design, and fashion.

She has collaborated with brands such as Moncler, Comme des Garçons, & Other Stories, and HAY.

Shoplifter completed her BFA at the Icelandic College of Art and Crafts in Iceland and her MFA at the School of Visual Arts in New York City.

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  7. "assume vivid astro focus and Shoplifter Get Psychdelic and Hairy at the MoMA - PAPER". 24 June 2008.
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  12. "Step Inside the Neon Hair Cave of Shoplifter, the Artist Behind Iceland's Immersive Pavilion at This Year's Venice Biennale". 9 May 2019.
  13. "Shoplifter is the Icelandic artist bringing camp hair art to the Venice Biennale". www.sleek-mag.com.
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  15. "Noir Kei Ninomiya Fall 2020 Ready-to-Wear Collection". 29 February 2020.
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