Gabríela Friðriksdóttir (born 1971 in

Reykjavík Reykjavík is the Capital city, capital and largest city in Iceland. It is located in southwestern Iceland on the southern shore of Faxaflói, the Faxaflói Bay. With a latitude of 64°08′ N, the city is List of northernmost items, the worl ...

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) is an Icelandic visual artist, painter and sculptor. In 2005, she represented Iceland at the

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, and she is a previous winner of Iceland's Gudmunda Art Prize (2001). She has also shown at Migros Museum, Zurich; Centre Pompidou, Paris; National Gallery, Reykjavik; Museum of Modern Art, Oslo; and Kunsthaus Graz. Friðriksdóttir has had several solo exhibitions including 'Crepusculum' at Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt in 2011, 'Inner Life of a Hay-bale' at Gallery Gamma, Reykjavík, Iceland, in 2016, and 'GABRIELA' at Hverfisgallery, Reykjavík, Iceland in In 2018. She is also known for her

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with the Icelandic musician and superstar

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. The two collaborated on Björk's 2002 CD box set ''

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'' and on the 2005 video for Björk's song "Where is the Line" from the album '' Medúlla''. The two also combined their

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efforts at the 2005 La Biennale di Venezia in

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, Italy. In addition to being credited as a co-director and co-creative director, she created the artwork for Björk's "Victimhood" music video, released on September 5, 2023, from her album '' Fossora''. Her work has been associated with New Gothic Art.Gavin, Francesca. ''Hell Bound: New Gothic Art''. London: Laurence King Publishing, 2008.

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