Runa Islam

Runa Islam

Infobox Artist
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Runa Islam (born 1970) is a Bangladeshi-born artist based in London, and a nominee for the 2008 Turner Prize. She is principally known for her film works. [Rebecca Fortnum, "Contemporary British Women Artists: In Their Own Words", I.B.Tauris, 2007, p132. ISBN 1845112245]

In 2005 she participated in the Venice Biennale. [Samson Spanier, [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0PAL/is_521_162/ai_n14919527 "Venice Biennale news"] , "Apollo", July, 2005.]

In 1999 she exhibited at EASTinternational which was selected by Peter Doig and Roy Arden.

Works

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. [ [http://www.serpentinegallery.org/2006/10/runa_islam_conditional_probabi.html serpentinegallery.org] ] It was first exhibited at the Serpentine Gallery and "imbues even the most mundane dusty corner with a little visual magic." [Alastair Sooke, [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2006/10/31/baruna31.xml "In a class of her own"] , telegraph.co.uk] 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.Rebecca Smithers, [http://education.guardian.co.uk/schools/story/0,,1817223,00.html "Gone but not forgotten"] , "The Guardian", July 11, 2006.]

Notes and references

External Links

* [http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/turnerprize/turnerprize2008/ Turner Prize 2008 on Tate web site]


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