Runa Islam
| Runa Islam | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1970 (age 41–42) Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Nationality | British |
| Training | Royal College of Art |
Runa Islam (Bengali: রুনা ইসলাম; born 1970) is a Bangladesh born artist based in London, and was a nominee for the 2008 Turner Prize. Islam is principally known for her film works.[1]
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[edit] Background
Born in Dhaka,[2] Bangladesh Runa Islam moved to London aged three.[2] She attended the Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten, Amsterdam from 1997 - 1998. In 1999, Islam exhibited at EASTinternational which was selected by Peter Doig and Roy Arden. She completed an M.Phil at the Royal College of Art, London in 2004. In 2005, she participated in the Venice Biennale.[3] Later in 2008, Islam was nominated for the 2008 Turner Prize.
[edit] Work
She was inspired by European auteurs such as Jean-Luc Godard.[4]
Islam's 2006 16mm film installation Conditional Probability, was the result of a residency at North Westminster Community School, in the final year before its closure.[5] It was first exhibited at the Serpentine Gallery and "imbues even the most mundane dusty corner with a little visual magic."[6] The other artists included in the project to document the life of the school before it closed were Christian Boltanski, Faisal Abdu'allah and the architect Yona Friedman.[7]
In 2010, the Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney (MCA), presented Runa Islam's first solo exhibition in Australia. Works included Magical Consciousness (2010), co-commissioned by the MCA and the Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal (MACM) [8] and Scale (1/16 Inch = 1 Foot) featuring the now demolished Trinity Square (Gateshead) multi-storey car park.
Islam says "I feel I've got a lot to say with film. The camera can go to impossible places. It can re-articulate time. Films from other epochs allow you to go back in time. But so much of contemporary life is also envisioned through film and TV. We remember people we've never met because we've seen them on a screen." [2]
[edit] See also
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ Rebecca Fortnum, Contemporary British Women Artists: In Their Own Words, I.B.Tauris, 2007, p132. ISBN 1845112245
- ^ a b c Davies, Serena (2005-12-10). "A cable car named desire". Telegraph. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2005/12/10/baislam10.xml. Retrieved 2008-10-16.
- ^ Samson Spanier, Venice Biennale news, Apollo, July, 2005.
- ^ Herbert, Martin (2006-01). "Cinematic affects: the art of Runa Islam". Findarticles.com (ArtForum). http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0268/is_/ai_n26731931. Retrieved 2008-10-16.
- ^ serpentinegallery.org
- ^ Alastair Sooke, In a class of her own, telegraph.co.uk
- ^ Rebecca Smithers, Gone but not forgotten, The Guardian, July 11, 2006.
- ^ "Museum of Contemporary Art, Runa Islam". http://www.mca.com.au/default.asp?page_id=10&content_id=6872. Retrieved 2010-09-05.
[edit] External links
- Turner Prize 2008 on Tate web site
- Runa Islam: Private View
- A review of Conditional Probability followed by a brief interview about the work in Time Out magazine.
- Life in Film
- Islam chooses films and film moments that have inspired her for Frieze.
- SHUGOARTS
- A page with a number of photographs of Islam's work ans stills from her films.
- Telegraph slideshow
[edit] Interviews
- Runa Islam Interview; Göteborg International biennial 2005
- Interview with particular regard to the works:
- Time Lines
- First Day of Spring
- Interview with particular regard to the works:
- Q&A on the White Cube website
- Islam talks extensively about her film work.
- Answers to Questions: Runa Islam in conversation with Tine Fischer
[edit] Reviews
- Runa Islam, White Cube, London
- Review of exhibition from The Independent
- Independent review
- Review of Islam's work Conditional Probability.
- Frieze review
- Review of Empty the pond to get to the fish from Frieze
- Frieze review - Camden Arts Centre
- Review of exhibition featuring the works:
- How Far To Faro
- The First Day of Spring
- Review of exhibition featuring the works:
