Klara Lidén

Klara Lidén is recognized for her installations and videos tailored to specific architectural settings.  

Biography of Klara Lidén

Klara Lidén was born in 1979 in Stockholm, Sweden. As the younger of two sisters, Lidén spent her childhood in suburban Stockholm. Her mother works as a doctor, while her father is a biologist.

Her educational path led her to the School of Architecture at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, the Berlin University of the Arts, and the University College of Arts Crafts and Design in Konstfack, Stockholm.

Since 2003, Lidén has showcased her work and engaged in performances on a global scale. Her global impact is evident through exhibitions at renowned venues like the Serpentine Galleries in London, Reena Spaulings Fine Art in New York, Galerie Neu in Berlin, and WIELS in Brussels.

Klara Lidén's Art Style

Lidén's work is characterized by its diverse and unconventional nature. From constructing a house with discarded materials on a riverbank to establishing an alternative free postal system and fly-posting blank white posters over street advertisements, her projects push the boundaries of conventional artistry. Notably, her 2005 solo show at Reena Spaulings Fine Art in New York featured a tower built from scavenged materials, offering a unique commentary on urban homelessness.

In 2007, Lidén made headlines with an exhibition at the Moderna Museet, where she moved the entire contents of her apartment into a museum, blurring the lines between private and public spaces. At the 2009 Venice Biennale, she contributed to the Nordic pavilion with a fictional teenager's bedroom that provided an unconventional means of escape: an emergency axe and a hole in the wall. 

Lidén's short films capture improvised performative actions in public urban spaces, such as her iconic moonwalking through the streets of Manhattan in "The Myth of Progress (Moonwalk)" (2008).