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 BeierChina, 2015
107 x 49 x 53cm
Empire
Nina BeierEmpire, 2019
49 x 98.5 x 45cm
Female Nude
Automobile
China
Nina BeierChina, 2016
96 x 33 x 44cm
Plug
Nina BeierPlug, 2020
17 x 35 x 33cm
Plug
Nina BeierPlug, 2018
68 x 56 x 38cm
Empire
Nina BeierEmpire, 2020
26 x 30 x 38cm
Empire
Nina BeierEmpire, 2020
88 x 44 x 34cm
Guardian
Nina BeierGuardian, 2018
119 x 157 x 38cm
Female Nude
Nest
Nina BeierNest, 2021
800cm ⌀200cm
Female Nude
Gallery Representation
Biennals
Sao Paolo Biennial2021 - São Paulo
Glasgow International2021 - Glasgow
Riboca2020 - Riga
The Biennale of Sydney2016 - Sydney
La Biennale de Lyon2015 - Lyon
Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art2013 - Moscow
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