Nina Beier

Nina Beier

BornNationalityBased In
1975DanishBerlin
Biography

Nina Beier is interested in the embedded sociocultural significance within and signification transmitted by materials and objects. She works to challenge the everyday readymade objects that she assembles, exploring their symbolic breadth and magnitude. Beier acquires much of her objet d’art by trawling through eBay. This is part of the process, a continuation of the trading process already experienced by these objects. The artist is determined to let objects speak for themselves, to propel their own meaning forward. To achieve this, she experiments with different juxtapositions and hierarchies. Her role is to catalyse a reaction, the spark of contrast between disparate objects. In Sink, a 2018 installation at Spike Island, hand-rolled cigars protrude from ceramic sinks. When unravelled, the cigars reveal several layers of signification; wealth, colonialism, the history of global trade. Through her work, one can begin to comprehend and unpick at what stage objects are imbued with layers of meaning and attributed value. ...

Selected Artworks
China
Nina Beier
China, 2015
107 x 49 x 53cm
Empire
Nina Beier
Empire, 2019
49 x 98.5 x 45cm
Honey Blonde Wild Ringlet
Nina Beier
Honey Blonde Wild Ringlet, 2015
64.8 x 41.9cm
Female Nude
Nina Beier
Female Nude, 2016
89 x 57 x 44cm
Automobile
Nina Beier
Automobile, 2018
12 x 23 x 78cm
China
Nina Beier
China, 2016
96 x 33 x 44cm
Fingers Crossed Crossed Fingers
Nina Beier
Fingers Crossed Crossed Fingers, 2019
11.5 x 19.5cm
Plug
Nina Beier
Plug, 2020
17 x 35 x 33cm
Plug
Nina Beier
Plug, 2018
68 x 56 x 38cm
Empire
Nina Beier
Empire, 2020
26 x 30 x 38cm
Empire
Nina Beier
Empire, 2020
88 x 44 x 34cm
Guardian
Nina Beier
Guardian, 2018
119 x 157 x 38cm
Female Nude
Nina Beier
Female Nude, 2021
101 x 96 x 54cm
Nest
Nina Beier
Nest, 2021
800cm ⌀200cm
Female Nude
Nina Beier
Female Nude, 2024
70 x 150 x 80cm
Gallery Representation
Biennals
Glasgow International2021 - Glasgow
Sao Paolo Biennial2021 - São Paulo
Sao Paolo Biennial2021 - São Paulo
Glasgow International2021 - Glasgow
Riboca2020 - Riga
Riboca2020 - Riga
The Biennale of Sydney2016 - Sydney
The Biennale of Sydney2016 - Sydney
La Biennale de Lyon2015 - Lyon
La Biennale de Lyon2015 - Lyon
Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art2013 - Moscow
Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art2013 - Moscow
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