Nathalie Djurberg (born 1978 in Lysekil) is a

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who lives and works in

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Life and work

Djurberg is best known for producing

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short films that are

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-naïve, but graphically violent and erotic. Their main characters, as described by

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, "are girls or young women engaged in various kinds of vileness: from mild deception, friendly torture and oddly benign bestiality to murder and mayhem." The films are accompanied by music by Hans Berg. She began making her own unique style of Claymation in 2001 and in 2004 she worked closely together with Berg to make narratives rich with symbolism that also often had humorous aspects to it. Natalie Djurberg's artistic animations introduce the viewer into a world of miniaturized, disfigured, mutilated and often grotesque animals. The human beings are transformed into caricatured figures. Some of Djurberg's notable works are: ''New Movements in Fashion'' (2006), ''The natural Selection'' (2006), ''Turn into Me'' (2008), ''I Found Myself Alone'' (2008) and ''Hungry, Hungry Hippoes'' (2007). Djurberg's works have been shown at

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2007, at

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(2007), at the P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center in New York (2006) and at the Berlin Biennial of Contemporary Art (2006). They were also featured at solo shows at the

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(2007) and at Färgfabriken in Stockholm (2006). In 2008, she exhibited both installations and films at the

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. Djurberg was awarded the Silver Lion for a Promising New Artist at the

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in 2009. In 2011, the

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in Minneapolis organized and exhibited ''The Parade: Nathalie Djurberg with Music by Hans Berg'', which traveled to the

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in New York (2012) and

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in San Francisco (2012–2013). In 2012 at the new museum Djurberg’s installation included life-size sculptures of over eighty birds: pelicans, flamingos, turkeys, eagles, a dodo, and a snowy owl. These large pieces were made of wire, foam, silicone, painted fabric, and clay. The birds were depicted raising their wings, twisted their necks, and groomed each other. Many of them opened their mouths ferociously. In 2020, her "Crocodile, egg, man", created together with Berg, sold for 16,3 million SEK, a record sum for a contemporary Swedish work of art. Nathalie Djurberg is represented by Giò Marconi and Lisson Gallery.

Education

From 1994 to 1995, Djurberg received a Basic Art Education from the Folkuniversitetet in

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. She attended the Hovedskous Art School in Göteborg from 1995 to 1997. During Djurberg’s schooling in Hovedskous she primarily focused on painting. Her painting skills are proven with the way her plasticine figures are modeled – her prowess gives her figures gestural expressionism. Djurberg received her

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from

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in 2002.

Selected exhibitions

* 2005 Giò Marconi,

* 2006

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* 2006 Färgfabriken, Färgfabriken - Center for Contemporary Art and Architecture,

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* 2006 Maxxi Museum,

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* 2007

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* 2007 Kunsthalle Winterthur * 2008

* 2011

, Minneapolis * 2012 CCC Strozzina,

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Clay animation and digital videos

* ''Camels Drink Water'' (2007; 3:47 min.), Edition of 4, music by Hans Berg * ''We are not two, we are one'' (2008; 5:33 min.), Edition of 4, music by Hans Berg * ''Turn into me'' (2008; 7:10 min.), Edition of 4, music by Hans Berg

Awards

* 2009 Silver Lion of

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for ''Experimentet'' * 2007 Carnegie Art Award 2007, Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma,

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References

External links

Nathalie Djurberg was awarded the Silver Lion - Venice Biennale 2009
BiennaleChannel (YouTube), 2009-06-09
Solo show at the Fondazione Prada

Nathalie Djurberg at Frye Art Museum, 2009

Video interview with Nathalie Djurberg
at Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen (ARTtube)
Nathalie Djurberg & Hans Berg in PBS art21
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