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'''Fiona Banner''' (born 1966) is an ] artist, who was short listed for the ] in 2002. '''Fiona Banner''' (born 1966) is an ] artist, who was short listed for the ] in 2002.


==Life and work==
⚫ She was born in ] and now lives in ]. She studied at ] and completed her MA at ] in 1993. The next year she held her first solo show at ]. Following her shows at the Neuer Aachener Kunstverein,and Dundee Contemporary Arts, she was nominated for the Turner Prize. More recent shows include at The Power Plant, Toronto, and ''Live/Work, ''at MOMA, New York''.


⚫ Fiona Banner was born in ] and now lives in ]. She studied at ] and completed her MA at ] in 1993. The next year she held her first solo show at ]. Following her shows at the Neuer Aachener Kunstverein,and Dundee Contemporary Arts, she was nominated for the ]. More recent shows include at The Power Plant, Toronto, and ''Live/Work, ''at MOMA, New York''.
Fiona Banner’s medium is words. The possibilities and limitations of language as a tool of communication lie at the heart of her practice. Building huge pictorial texts she takes language apart, stripping it bare in order to make and unmake meaning.


Much of her work is influenced by feature films; including ''Point Break'' (1991), ''The Desert'' (1994) and particularly ''The Nam'' (1997), a 1,000 page book which describes the plots of six Vietnam films in their entirety: ], ], ], ], ] and ]. Much of Banner's work is influenced by feature films; including ''Point Break'' (1991), ''The Desert'' (1994) and particularly ''The Nam'' (1997), a 1,000 page book which describes the plots of six Vietnam films in their entirety: ], ], ], ], ] and ].


The wall of her show in the Turner Prize at was dominated by a large text piece ''Arsewoman in Wonderland''. This caused a certain commotion in the media, as it was a vivid description of a pornographic film. ] wittily reversed the widespread question and asked, "It's art. But is it porn?" calling in "Britain's biggest porn star", ], to comment.<ref>Brockes, Emma , ''The Guardian'' online, ], ]. Retrieved ], ].</ref> The wall of her show in the Turner Prize at was dominated by a large text piece ''Arsewoman in Wonderland''. This was a vivid description of a pornographic film. ] asked, "It's art. But is it porn?" calling in "Britain's biggest porn star", ], to comment.<ref>Brockes, Emma , ''The Guardian'' online, ], ]. Retrieved ], ].</ref>


In 1997 Banner formed , through which she publishes her own works, such as “the Nam”, “The Bastard Word” and “All The World's Fighter Planes”. In 1997 Banner formed The Vanity Press, through which she publishes her own works, such as “the Nam”, “The Bastard Word” and “All The World's Fighter Planes”.


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==External links== ==External links==
* – Fiona Banner's own website with some artworks, texts and exhibition news * – Fiona Banner's own website with some artworks, texts and exhibition news
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* – Fiona Banner article in Art in America * – Fiona Banner article in Art in America
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Fiona Banner (born 1966) is an English artist, who was short listed for the Turner Prize in 2002.

Life and work

Fiona Banner was born in Merseyside and now lives in London. She studied at Kingston University and completed her MA at Goldsmiths College in 1993. The next year she held her first solo show at City Racing. Following her shows at the Neuer Aachener Kunstverein,and Dundee Contemporary Arts, she was nominated for the Turner Prize. More recent shows include at The Power Plant, Toronto, and Live/Work, at MOMA, New York.

Much of Banner's work is influenced by feature films; including Point Break (1991), The Desert (1994) and particularly The Nam (1997), a 1,000 page book which describes the plots of six Vietnam films in their entirety: Apocalypse Now, Born On The Fourth of July, The Deer Hunter, Full Metal Jacket, Hamburger Hill and Platoon.

The wall of her show in the Turner Prize at Tate Britain was dominated by a large text piece Arsewoman in Wonderland. This was a vivid description of a pornographic film. The Guardian asked, "It's art. But is it porn?" calling in "Britain's biggest porn star", Ben Dover, to comment.

In 1997 Banner formed The Vanity Press, through which she publishes her own works, such as “the Nam”, “The Bastard Word” and “All The World's Fighter Planes”.

References

  1. Brockes, Emma "It's art. But is it porn?", The Guardian online, November 5, 2002. Retrieved May 21, 2007.

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