http://artbabble.org/artist/Runa_Islam/feed en http://artbabble.org/video/hammer/runa-islam <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-series"> <div class="field-label">Series:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <a href="/series/hammer-lectures">HAMMER LECTURES</a> </div> <div class="field-item even"> <a href="/series/film">Film</a> </div> <div class="field-item odd"> <a href="/series/hammer-lectures">HAMMER LECTURES</a> </div> <div class="field-item even"> <a href="/series/film">Film</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-institution"> <div class="field-label">Institution:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <a href="/partner/hammer-museum">Hammer Museum</a> </div> </div> </div> <p>Runa Islam creates film and video installations with overlapping layers of narrative to explore notions of truth and fiction, subjectivity and authorship. Born in Dhaka, Bangladesh, she now lives in London. Her works have been shown in numerous exhibitions around the world, including MUMOK, Vienna (2008); the Hirshhorn Museum, Washington, D.C. (2008); the Walker Art Center, Minneapolis (2007); the Biennale Seville (2006); the Venice Biennale (2005); and the Hammer Museum (2005). She was a nominee for the Tate Gallery’s 2008 Turner Prize and is the UCLA Art Council Chair for 2008–09.</p> http://artbabble.org/video/hammer/runa-islam#comments Film Installations Runa Islam Video Art Contemporary Art Hammer Museum http://artbabble.org/sites/default/files/bvideos/6e/6eb243bf9edefa9f/poster-image-01.jpg 6eb243bf9edefa9f Tue, 01 Sep 2009 01:24:24 +0000 amandacarolinelaw 3993 at http://artbabble.org