HRAFNHILDUR ARNARDÓTTIR / SHOPLIFTER, Chromo Sapiens, 2019 [vinyl LP]

HRAFNHILDUR ARNARDÓTTIR / SHOPLIFTER, Chromo Sapiens, 2019
synthetic fur cast in vinyl LP, screen print on cover, strip of synthetic fur, insert with texts, comes with transparant Loqi bag
edition 1000
mint condition
published by Shoplifter Studio & Trolley Books
available for sale at Trolley, London, UK
€ 165,- plus € 18,- Track & Trace registered EU mail

 

This Chromo Sapiens Artist Limited Edition LP has been issued on behalf of La Biennale di Venezia in Venice, Italy. The installation “Chromo Sapiens” of Hrafnhildur Arnardóttir has been installed at the Icelandic pavilion in Giudecca (Venice). All records have a different cast of synthetic hair. It is a 12” vinyl record that includes three commissioned soundscapes and an anthem by the band HAM, an interview of curator Alanna Heiss with Grafnhildur Arnardóttir alias Shoplifter, as well as essays by curator Birta Guðjónsdóttir, Jen DeNike, Oddný Eir Ævarsdóttir, Timothy Morton, and Hilton Als.

When holding the cover in black light several parts of the printing light up:

History of prices:
Kickstarter, Brooklyn, USA US$ 85.- November 2023
Trolley, London, England, UK GBP 90.- October 2021
Venice Biennual / Icelandic Pavilion, € 100,- August 2019