Eva Charlotte Gyllenhammar (born 16 December 1963) is a

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ist based in

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. She began her career as a painter, but swiftly moved on to sculpture and installation after completing her studies at the

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. In 1993, she broke through the Swedish art scene when she suspended a 120-year-old tree over

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, the main street in the center of Stockholm. The work entitled ''Die for You'' was the first step in a progression of images and environments that invert perspective. For example, confinement and inversion are evident in her video/photographic series of suspended women entitled ''Belle'', 1998, ''Disobedience'', 1998, ''Fall'', 1999, and more recently ''Hang'' 2006. The series ''Hang'' is composed of both color or c-prints and gelatin silver prints. The photographs were first premiered at

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in 2006, in the Central Exhibition, which was dedicated to the

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, where Gyllenhammar represented Sweden. Charlotte Gyllenhammar, has in her artistic production, investigated issues such as

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, the boundaries between public and private, captivity, and

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. Her oeuvre is characterised by a formalist sensibility and deviating perspectives. Sculptural installations include ''Vertigo'', 2002 at Wanås

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in Sweden. ''Vertigo'' was a large installation where Gyllenhammar created a full-scale subterranean and inverted replica of her studio. Gyllenhammar has since become one of Sweden’s most prominent contemporary artists. A major exhibition of her work entitled ''Private Idiot'' was held at

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, in the heart of Stockholm, which later travelled to

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, Sweden. An accompanying book was published in conjunction with the award winning exhibition. In addition, Gyllenhammar has completed a series of important public works such as the '' Raoul Wallenberg Memorial'', 2007 in

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, Sweden. Her installation ''Wait, the smallest of us is dead'' has been exhibited at

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, a collateral event of 2011

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. Her work is featured in several significant collections including the

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, Sweden; the

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; and

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. Charlotte Gyllenhammar is the daughter of Pehr G. Gyllenhammar.

External links

Charlotte Gyllenhammar website

Wanås Sculpture Park
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gyllenhammar, Charlotte 21st-century Swedish artists Swedish people of Jewish descent 1963 births Living people Recipients of the Prince Eugen Medal