Fiona Banner was born in 1966, Merseyside, England. Much of her work explores the problems and possibilities of written language. Her early work took the form of 'wordscapes' or 'still films'. Banner's current work encompasses sculpture, drawing and installation but text is still at the heart of her practice.
She recently turned her attention to the idea of the classic, art-historical nude, observing a life model and transcribing the pose and form in a similar vein to her earlier transcription of films. Often using parts of military aircraft as the support for these descriptions, Banner juxtaposes the brutal and the sensual, performing an almost complete cycle of intimacy and alienation.
She is represented in many important collections including The Museum of Modern Art, New York; Philadelphia Museum; Walker Art Gallery, Minneapolis; The Arts Council of England and the Tate Gallery, London. She was short-listed for the Turner Prize 2003. She lives and works in London.
Photo credit Emma Summerton
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