Annika Ström

Born 1964 in Helsingborg, Sweden

Lives and works in London/Hove


Education and Residencies

2004 Nifca residency at Sveaborg, Finland
2001 IASPIS, International Artists’ Studio Program, Stockholm
1999 Nifca residency in Spetsbergen, Norway
1999-2000 Nifca residency at Delfina Studio Trust, London
1991-1997 Royal Academy of Fine Art, Media kunstskolen, Copenhagen
1993-2005 Living in Berlin


Solo Exhibitions

2008
Bohuslän museum, Uddevalla
Annika Ström, Ystad Konstmuseum, Ystad
c/o - Atle Gerhardsen, Berlin
Lautom Contemporary, Oslo

2006    
Call for a Demonstration, curated by Monica Ross, Meta.Gallery, Hove
Annika Ström – Sneak Launch, curated by Sara Arrhenius, 3 Billboards in Stockholm commission by Bonniers Konsthall
Random Gallery, (Praz Delavallade & Air de Paris), Paris

2005    
Jag vill kunna se vad det är, Galleri Charlotte Lund, Stockholm
The missed concert and the kindest artist in the world, c/o - Atle Gerhardsen, Berlin

2004    
Mary Goldman, Los Angeles
Det bästa , Galleri Box, Göteborg
I am in love/ all my dreams...Galleria Sonia Rosso, Turin

2003    
16 minutes Galerie Drantmann, Brussels
Everything in this show can be used against me, Casey Kaplan, NY

2002    
Vatt på video, Galleri Charlotte Lund, Stockholm

2001    
Songs for a Time Like This, c/o - Atle Gerhardsen, Berlin
Six Songs for a Time Like This, IASPIS Galleriet, Stockholm
Six Songs for a Time Like This, Statement Art 32 Basel at c/o - Atle Gerhardsen, Basel

2000    
Grant for revolutionary Goldman Tevis, Los Angeles
Ten New Love Songs, Videodrome, Copenhagen
Annika Ström, c/o Atle Gerhardsen, Oslo

1999    
Manuscript Song, Galleria Sonia Rosso, Pordenone (cat.)
Annika Ström - Ten New Love Songs, Wiener Secession, Vienna (cat.)
Annika Ström at Transmission, Transmission, Glasgow
Seven Songs, Akershus Kunstnersenter, Akershus
Fem Skäl, c/o - Atle Gerhardsen, Oslo

1998    
Seven Songs, Casey Kaplan Gallery, New York
The First Song of Seven, Art Space 1%, Copenhagen

1997    
Windowpillow, Casey Kaplan Gallery, New York
Videoportrait screening No. X, Rooseum Museum for Contemporary Art, Malmö
The Pineapple Project, Malmö, S

1996    
Annika Ström, Rupert Goldsworthy Gallery, Berlin

1995    
Anna Ström & Annika Ström (3 days performance), Rupert Goldsworthy Gallery, Berlin (cat.)
Windowpillow, Gallery Saga Basement with J. Schou, Copenhagen

Group exhibitions / Screenings

2007   
Feint: yes yes yes no no no, curated by Vaari Claffey , Kerlin Gallery, Dublin
Felt temperature, curated by Veronika Olbrich, Langhagen kunstverein, Germany
Hamsterwheel, curated by Veit Loers, Tesa della Nuovissima 105 /Arsenale di Venezia 2007, Venice; Festival de Printemps de Septembre, Toulouse
VIDEO-FORUM EXTERN, curated by Katja Albers, Kino Babylon, Berlin
Um-kehrungen, curated by Janneke de Vries, Kunstverein Braunschweig
I love Malmö, from the collection Malmö Artmuseum, Turku Art Museum, Fin
Hamsterwheel, curated by Veit Loers, Arsenale – Biennale di Venezia 2007
Concert at Madrid Abierto, Casa Ecendida, curated by Juan Antonia Alvarez Reyes, Madrid
Bare Words, LAUTOM contemporary, Oslo, Norway
In concert II, curated by Matthias Ullrich, Schirn Kunsthalle, Frankfurt/Main
Jag vill kunna se vad det är, Lunds Konsthall, Lund
Video project, curated by Hilde Teerlinck, Frac Nord-Pas de Calais,Dunkerque
Conversations, curated by Gabriel Perez-Barriero and Alejandro Cesarco, The 6th Mercosur Biennial, Porto Alegre

2006    
The Clinic. A Pathology Of Gestures, Berliner Hebbel Am Ufer-Theater (HAU1), curated by Anselm Franke and Hila Peleg
In a Magical World, curated by Juan Antonia Alvarez Reyes, Cala San Vicente, Pollensa
I am a victim of this song… and other sung videos, curated by Montse Badia, Centre d´Art Santa Mònica, Barcelona
Bastards, curated by Sinisa Mitrovic, White Chapel
Too much love, curated by Amy Adler, Angles Gallery, Santa Monica
Innenausstattung. Privates Handeln, with Peter Wächtler and Cezary Bodzianowski, curated by Janneke de Vries and Kerstin Stakemeier, Bleicherstraße 78, Hamburg
Mobile, Espace Landowski, Boulogne-Billancourt
Franz West without Franz West, curated by Veit Loers, Centro Atlantico de Arte Moderno, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Janssons frestelse/Jansson´s Temptation, curated by Niels Bonde, Overgaden Institute of Contemporary Art, Copenhagen
An emotional speech, curated Marti Manen& David Armengol, Frankfurter Kunstverein, Frankfurt
Screening in La Vidéotheque mobile by Fabrice Gygi, Landowski, Boulogne
The Peninsula art and film Anthology, Curated by Heman Chong, Singapore History Museum, Singapore

2005    
Edstrandska stiftelsen exhibition, Malmö Konstmuseum, Malmö
Situated Self, (curated by Branko Dimitrijevic & Mika Hannula), Belgrade Museum of Contemporary Art, Belgrad; Helsinki City Museum, Finland
Tourist Class, curated by Lars o’Ericsson & M von Hausswolf, Malmö Konstmuseum, Malmö
The 15 min show, curated by Christina Ricupero & Alexis Vaillant at Stedeljik Bureau, Amsterdam
Lak-ka-pid-lak-ka-perd Invisible landscapes, curated by Miya Yoshida, Chula University, Bangkok
Moderna by night, release of Artist book with ONESTARPRESS, Moderna Museet, Stockholm
The failure, curated by Fanny Gonella & Sabine Schmidt, Korridor, Berlin
Kyss Frosken, Nasjonalmuseet for Kunst, Oslo
Electric Ladyland, Video und Weiblichkeit, (curated by Katjy Albers), Neuer Berliner Kunstverein, Berlin
Funky Lessons, Bawag Foundation, Vienna
Media in F, from feminist to feminists, Young Kee Kim, Ewha Rt Center, Seoul

2004    
Made in Berlin . curated by Zdenek Felix, Artforum, Berlin
Funky Lessons, curated by Jörg Heiser, Büro Friedrich, Berlin
Live, curated by Jerome Sans, Palais de Tokyo, Paris
Hotel Hollywood, Künstlerhaus Palais Thurn und Taxis, cur. by Svetlana Heger, Bregenz
Density ±O, curated by Caroline Ferreira, Ecole Nationale des Beaux-Arts de Paris
Die kleine Biennale, curated by Mark Kremer, De Jaarbeurs, Utrecht
Video-Film-Documentary Programme, NIFCA, Helsinki
Video Hits, Queensland Art Gallery, South Brisbane
Density ±O, Freiburger Kunstverein e.V., Freiburg
Criss-Cross, Kino, Lunds Konsthall, Lund, Andorra Cinema, Helsinki,followed by an international tour (2004-2006)

2003    
Narcissus , curated by Hilde Teerlink, Crac Alsace, Altkirch
Contingent Living (cur. by Michelle Grabner), Bodybuilder & Sportsman Gallery, Chicago
Invisible Landscape, curated by Miya Yoshida at Rooseum Center for Contemporary Art Malmö
Paradigm of love, curated by Judith Reichart, Vorarlberger Kunstverein, Bregenz
Inside Outliners, a probable anthology (cur. by Roland Patteeum), Kunsthalle Lophem
5 Projects: Contemporary Art from Sweden, curated by Paolo Zani, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco
Piacenza, Milano
Annika Ström, Catrin Otto, (Senatsstipendiaten der Stadt Berlin 2003) Kunstbank, Berlin

2002    
Cine y cas cine, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reine Sofia, Madrid
Gossip, Konstmuseet Malmö, Malmö
Art costs more than sausages, Moderna Museet, Stockholm
The music in me 1 Gesellschaft für Aktuelle Kunst, Bremen
Gallery Group Show, Goldman Tevis, Los Angeles
Openvideospace (cur. by Marina Sorbello), Openspace, Milan
Video Lounge (cur. by Maria Rosa Sossai), Fondazione Olivietti, Roma
Documents, Documentaries and Documentation: Artists’ Film and Video Programme, Arnolfini, Bristol
“Je t’aime……moi non plus”, Kunstmuseum Thun (touring exhibition)
Göteborg Filmfestival “Artfilm”, Cinema Atalante, Gothenburg

2001    
Experimental Film Festival BEFF, Project 304, Bangkok
One Night Stand, (presented by Make), The Lethaby Gallery, London
Silence of the City, Gwangju City Art Museum, Gwangju
WonderWorld, Kleines Helmhaus, Zurich
The Wedding Show, Casey Kaplan, New York
Summer Group Show, Galleria S.A.L.E.S., Roma
The Artist’s World, curated by Ralph Rugoff,CCAC Institute, SanFrancisco(cat)
Monitor Vol. I, Gagosian Gallery, New York
Berlin_London_2001, ICA London, London
Pandas and bamboo a new song by Annika Ström I am the Panda, Robin Pruitt at Gavin Brown’s enterprise, New York
Bra mot melankoli – Remedy for Melancholy (cur. Anders Kreuger & Evaldas Stankevicius), Edsvik konst och kultur, Sollentuna; Baltic Art Center, Visby (cat.); Contemporary Art Centre, Vilnius

2000    
Filles Modernes, École Superieure d´Art de Perpignan, Perpignan
KS175.com, Kunstforeningen Gammelstrand, Copenhagen
Wonderful Copenhagen, Stadtgalerie Kiel, Kiel (cat.)
Freeways and Garage, Sparwasser HQ, Berlin
Attraction, Metrónom, Barcelona
WaterFront. International Art Exhibition in Helsingborg-Helsingør,
Kulturhuset Toldkammeret, Helsingør; Helsingborg Museum, Helsingborg
Escape_Space, Ursula Blicke Stiftung, Kraichtal-Unteröwisheim (cat.)
Flakk, or that extraordinary sensation of being abroad, even when at home, The Nordic House, Reykjavik (cat.)
Artists of the Gallery, Casey Kaplan, New York
Amateur/ Eldsjäl. Variable Research Initiatives 1900-2000, Konstmuseum, Göteborg (cat.)
Shoot!, International Video Festival, Malmö

1999    
Exit, Chisenhale, London
Close-ups, Nikolaj – Copenhagen Contemporary Art Center, Copenhage(cat.)
Identität, Halle für Kunst, Lüneburg
Rosa für Jungs/Hellblau für Mädchen, NGBK, Berlin (cat.)
The search for the spirit. 25 Jahre RealismusStudio, NGBK, Berlin (leaflet)
Level Cinema, W139, Amsterdam
Nasubi Gallery / Cities On The Move, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebæk

1998    
Nordic Nomads, White Columns, New York
Beige & Sneakers, Concert – Performance – Event, Büro Friedrich, Berlin
Out of the North, Württembergischer Kunstverein, Stuttgart (cat.)
Wrapped, Vestsjællands Kunstmuseum Sorø (cat.)
Art Club Berlin, Mies van der Rohe Pavillion, Barcelona
Bicycle Thieves, Beret International Contemporary Art From Copenhagen, Chicago (cat.)
Pakkhus, Momentum, Nordic Festival of Contemporary Art, Moss (cat.)
Videorama, Video Screenings, Vienna
Domesticity, Gallery Mehdi Chouakri, Berlin
After the Orgy, Smart Project Space, Amsterdam
Nuit Blanche - My Room, (Video programme DK), Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, Paris (cat.)
Jubileum Exhibition, Stalke Gallery, Copenhagen
Undergrund, Gallery Asbæck, Copenhagen
The Louisiana Exhibition, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebæk (cat.)
Art Calls, Telephone Project, Denmark (cat.)
Do It, Nikolaj. Copenhagen Contemporary Art Center, Copenhagen (cat.)
Sitting Up Erect or Reclining, Home Show (cur. M. Goldman), Berlin

1997    
Art Club Berlin, Art Forum Berlin, Berlin
What Is A... Do On A Deserted Island?, Middlegrundsfortet
One Band Stand, concert performance with stand-in, Rockefeller Center, Oslo
Gallery Stalke, with Recke & Bechmann, Copenhagen (cat.)
The Museum of Contemporary Art, Roskilde (cat.)
Shift Kunstverein, Berlin
Splendid Isolation, Osmos Gardenshow, Berlin
Double Bind, Gallery Enkehuset, Stockholm (cat.)

1996    
Tidsanda III - Nordisk Konst, Malmö Art Museum, Malmö
When Shit Hits The Fan, (text by Tone O. Nielsen) Overgaden. The Danish Ministry of Culture’s Exhibition Hall for Contemporary Art Copenhagen (cat.)
Vardagslivets Psykopatologi!, Galleri Struts, Oslo
Electronic Undercurrent - Video in Europe, The Royal Museum of Fine Arts Copenhagen (cat.) Compartments, Video programme: Escape attempts, arranged by Globe, Copenhagen (cat.)

1995    
5 Artists, Galleri Struts, Oslo
Trans.form.identity, Overgaden, Copenhagen
Time Slice, Media Art School, The Royal Museum of Fine Arts, Copenhagen

Monographs / Catalogues on solo exhibitions

Annika Ström. LIVE!, onestar press, France (2008)
Annika Ström. Call for a demonstration, onestar press, France (2007)
Annika Ström, texts, onestar press, France (2005)
Annika Ström. manuscript song, Galleria Sonia Rosso, Pordenone, I (2000)
Annika Ström, Ten New Love Songs, Secession, Vienna, A (1999)

Bibliography/reviews (selection)

2006
Allen, Jennifer:C/o Atle Gerhardsen,Artforum, January pp.237

2005
Lange, Christy : Bound to fail, Tate ETC issue 4 (www.tate.org.uk/tateetc/issue4/boundtofail.htm)
Stange, Raimar: Raimar Stange nach the Doors,Spike magazine, Berlin
Olofsson, Anders: www.konsten.net ,Sweden
Möller,Lotte:Tema celeste,It

2003
Higgie, Jennifer: With a little help from my friends, frieze, issue 78, October 2003, pp. 102-105
Wilson, Michael: Annika Ström/Casey Kaplan, Artforum, Summer 2003, p. 189
Liutauras, Psibilskis: Living on Video, Flash Art, Milan, no. 229, March-April, pp. 76-79
Amazeen, Lauren Dyer: Annika Ström/Galleri Charlotte Lund, Tema Celeste, Milan, Jan./Feb.

2002
Kaiser, Phillipp: I don´t know what to sing. I do sing anything, Kunst-Bulletin, Z¸rich, No. 6/2002, pp. 40-43
Orrghen, Anna: Möte med dem som inte fick vara med på video, Svenska Dagbladet,
Stockholm, November 9, p. 7

2001
Allen, Jennifer: Annika Ström, c/o Atle Gerhardsen, Berlin / Aernout Mik, carlier/gebauer, Berlin, NU: The Nordic Art Review, vol. III No.6/01, 2001
Allen, Jennifer: Annika Ström. Atle Gerhardsen Gallery, Artforum.com, Oct. 2001
Boije af Gennäs, Staffan: The subtle pleasure of displeasure, NU: The Nordic Art Review,
vol. III, no. 2, February 2001
Nolte, Michaela: Ich möchte ein Eisbär sein. Gerhardsen, m¸llerdechiara, Crone, pepperprojects: ein Streifzug durch junge Galerien, die ihr Berlin-Deb¸t geben, Der Tagesspiegel, 27. Oct. 2001
Osswald, Anja: Das Leben ist ein Pop-Song. Home-Videos: Annika Ström in der neu eröffneten Galerie Atle Gerhardsen, Zitty. Illustrierte Stadtzeitung Berlin, no. 22 / 2001, 18.-31. Oct., p. 55

2000
Comis, Guido: Annika Ström, Tema Celeste, Milano, no. 78, March – April 2000,
p. 111
Erickson, Karl / Falkowski, Andrew: I´m Not Afraid to Say I Love You, New Art Examiner, March 2000,
pp. 20-24
Erickson, Karl: A&E at Chicago Project Room, Flash Art, May-June, 2000, p. 74
Hallenaut, Paul: A propos de la Halle au Poisson et des ‘Filles Modernes’, Le Travailleur Catalan, 24/30 November 2000
Movin, Lars: Crossing boundaries, Danish Filminstitute, no. 8, 2000
Sveinsson, Hj·lmar: Flakk, NU: The Nordic Art Review, vol. II, no. 5, 2000, pp. 85-86
Tuban, GrÈgory: Tendances floues, La Semaine du Roussillon, 16/22 November 2000
Zannier, Sabrina: Annika Ström (Sonia Rosso), Flash Art (Italian Edition), Milano,
No. 221, April – May 2000, pp. 117-118
Zannier, Sabrina: Quotidiana finzione. Un video autobiografico di Annika, MessaggeroVeneto, 18. January 2000, p. 10
M.S.: Arriva Annika Ström. Nella prima presonale italiana, Arte Tendenze, Milano, no. 317, February 2000, p. 162
Author not named Les "Filles Modernes" s’exposent!, L’Independant, 6. Nov. 2000
J.M.C. "Trois filles modernes", narcissiques et minimalistes, la Halle au poisson, L’Independant, 12. November 2000

1999
Blom, Ina: Annika Ström, NU: The Nordic Art Review, vol. I, no. 1, 1999, p. 90
Beech, Dave: Video after Diderot, Art Monthly, no. 225, April 1999
Holm, Torre Geir: Annika Ström, BilledKunst, no.1, 1999
Rabinowitz, Cay S: Annika Ström, Art Papers, March/April 1999

1998
Beech, Dave: New Art on the Block, BillyLiar, no. 2, 1998
Ebeling, Knut: Der Tagesspiegel, Berlin, 2. May 1998
Eichler, Dominic: Out of the North (catalogue text)
Kirkhoff Olsen, Brigitte: St¯jsignaler SOS, Kunstmagasinet 1%, Preview Issue, Copenhagen, December 1997 – January 1998, pp. 8-10
Myers, Terry R.: The Louisiana Exhibition, Art/Text, no. 60, February – April 1998
Nacking, Åsa: Med en Enkel Sång – nya verk av Annika Ström, Kunstmagasinet 1%, no. 2, March 1998
Patricio, Andrew: The Louisiana Exhibition, Øjeblikket, no. 35, 1998
Sirmans, Franklin: Aperto Copenhagen, Flash Art, no. 201, 1998

1997
Kern & Høyer: Kunst på tværs, AKTUELT, 3. October 1997

1996
Fricke, Harald: Kunst in Berlin, TAZ, 27/4, 1996
Martin, Conrad: Südschwedische Hausfrau, Zitty, October 1996

1995
Nacking, Åsa: Annika Ström, Paletten, no. 4/95, 1995