1. Edward Fornieles was born on 6 April 1983 and is an English artist.
12 Facts About Ed Fornieles
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Ed Fornieles uses film, social media platforms, sculpture, installation and performance to express the interaction of family, relationships, popular memes, language and the subcultures of the 21st century.
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Ed Fornieles's work operates within immersive simulations, which construct and enact alternative political and social spaces.
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Ed Fornieles was born in Petersfield in Hampshire, where his parents had an architectural practice.
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Ed Fornieles attended the University of Oxford, receiving his BFA from the Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Art in 2005.
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Ed Fornieles has lived and worked in London, Los Angeles, and Montreal.
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Ed Fornieles was first recognized for his performance pieces such as Animal House at the experimental space, Guest Projects in London.
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Ed Fornieles work focuses on the effect of narratives, habits, and technology in the formation of social roles and personal identity.
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Ed Fornieles uses performance to re-enact and distort relationships to archetypes and conventions.
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The event was controversial because Ed Fornieles scripted both actual Museum donors and actors, blurring any sense of reality.
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Ed Fornieles has been invited to participate in important group shows curated to bring together Post-Internet creators.
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In September 2019 Ed Fornieles' curated a show at Lisa Kandlhofer Gallery in Vienna.