Lina Iris Viktor

Lina Iris Viktor

Liberian-British
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Lina Iris Viktor is a Liberian-British multidisciplinary artist who lives and works between Italy and the UK.
 
Interweaving disparate materials, methods and visual lexicons associated with contemporary and ancient art forms, Viktor authors an idiosyncratic mythology that divines future imaginaries. Her synthesis of painting, sculpture, performance, photography and water gilding with 24-carat gold produces a charged materiality that at once addresses philosophical ideas of the finite and the infinite, the microcosm and macrocosm, evanescence and eternity, whilst provoking sociopolitical and historical preconceptions of ‘blackness’ and its universal implications.

Selected Artworks

Lina Iris Viktor, from dawn to dusk, the soil is rich within us, 2024
Lina Iris Viktor
from dawn to dusk, the soil is rich within us
2024
24 carat gold, acrylic, gesso, raffia, silk, banana silk, jute, dyed silk cocoons on wood panel
215 x 140 x 14 cm
84 5/8 x 55 1/8 x 5 1/2 in
Lina Iris Viktor, Procession of the Solar Angels, 2024
Lina Iris Viktor
Procession of the Solar Angels
2024
24carat gold, acrylic, linen, silk, raffia, gilded bronze beads, painted bronze beads on linen
Each panel:
198 x 136 x 10 cm
78 x 53 1/2 x 4 in
Overall:
198 x 272 x 10 cm
78 x 107 1/8 x 4 in
Lina Iris Viktor, a world spun for billions of years before our birth, 2024
Lina Iris Viktor
a world spun for billions of years before our birth
2024
24 carat gold, acrylic, linen, raffia, silk, banana silk, dyed silk cocoons on wood panel
118 x 90 x 14 cm
46 1/2 x 35 3/8 x 5 1/2 in
Lina Iris Viktor, Metacosmia IV, 2024
Lina Iris Viktor
Metacosmia IV
2024
24 carat gold, acrylic, gesso, silk, jute, painted bronze beads on paper
Unframed:
56 x 76 cm
22 x 29 7/8 in
Framed:
68.9 x 88.4 x 5.2 cm
27 1/8 x 34 3/4 x 2 in
Lina Iris Viktor, Metacosmia II, 2024
Lina Iris Viktor
Metacosmia II
2024
24 carat gold, acrylic, gesso, linen, silk, jute, painted bronze beads, gilded bronze bead, on paper
Unframed:
56 x 76 cm
22 x 29 7/8 in
Framed:
68.9 x 88.4 x 5.2 cm
27 1/8 x 34 3/4 x 2 in
Lina Iris Viktor, Metacosmia III, 2024
Lina Iris Viktor
Metacosmia III
2024
Acrylic, gesso, jute, painted bronze beads on paper
Unframed:
56 x 76 cm
22 x 29 7/8 in
Framed:
68.9 x 88.4 x 5.2 cm
27 1/8 x 34 3/4 x 2 in
Lina Iris Viktor, black eclipse on golden stool, 2024
Lina Iris Viktor
black eclipse on golden stool
2024
Stoneware clay, India ink & renaissance wax finish, lost wax cast silica bronze, stainless steel mounting brackets, mild steel ballast
127.5 x 45 x 64 cm
50 1/4 x 17 3/4 x 25 1/4 in
Lina Iris Viktor, Amma, 2024
Lina Iris Viktor
Amma
2024
Lost waxcast silica bronze, stainless steel mounting brackets
212 x 68 x 68 cm
83 1/2 x 26 3/4 x 26 3/4 in
Lina Iris Viktor, Web Weaver, 2024
Lina Iris Viktor
Web Weaver
2024
Gold gilded Iroko, Indian ink patina, resin impregnated fabric
198 x 62.5 x 69 cm
78 x 24 5/8 x 27 1/8 in
Lina Iris Viktor, Diviner I/ The Watcher, 2021/2022
Lina Iris Viktor
Diviner I/ The Watcher
2021/2022
Polished bronze, volcanic rock and marble
182.8 x 91.8 cm
72 x 36 1/8 in
Lina Iris Viktor, Diviner III/ The Orator, 2021/2022
Lina Iris Viktor
Diviner III/ The Orator
2021/2022
Polished bronze and volcanic rock
91 x ⌀ 39.6 cm
35 7/8 x ⌀ 15 5/8 in
Lina Iris Viktor, Constellations VIII, 2019-20
Lina Iris Viktor
Constellations VIII
2019-20
Pure 24 carat gold, acrylic, varnish on matt canvas
152.4 x 213.4 cm
60 x 84 in
Lina Iris Viktor, No. XL We, the Night — the Giver of all Presences., 2019
Lina Iris Viktor
No. XL We, the Night — the Giver of all Presences.
2019
Pure 24 carat gold, acrylic, ink, print on cotton rag paper
Unframed:
25.6 x 21.6 cm
10 1/8 x 8 1/2 in
Framed:
42.7 x 37.7 x 7 cm
16 3/4 x 14 7/8 x 2 3/4 in
Lina Iris Viktor, No. XLII Dark Matter enveloped us in temporal entropy. . ., 2019
Lina Iris Viktor
No. XLII Dark Matter enveloped us in temporal entropy. . .
2019
Pure 24 carat gold, acrylic, ink, print on cotton rag paper
Unframed:
25.6 x 21.6 cm
10 1/8 x 8 1/2 in
Framed:
42.7 x 37.7 x 7 cm
16 3/4 x 14 7/8 x 2 3/4 in
Lina Iris Viktor, I. After the Long Sleep we now Wake. . ., 2019
Lina Iris Viktor
I. After the Long Sleep we now Wake. . .
2019
Pure 24 carat gold, acrylic, copolymer resin, print on cotton rag paper (unique variations)
35.1 x 27.9 cm
13 7/8 x 11 in
Lina Iris Viktor, No. XXIX The thick, forced quietude that wouldn’t let us breathe . . ., 2019
Lina Iris Viktor
No. XXIX The thick, forced quietude that wouldn’t let us breathe . . .
2019
Pure 24 carat gold, acrylic, ink, print on cotton rag paper
Unframed:
25.6 x 21.6 cm
10 1/8 x 8 1/2 in
Framed:
42.7 x 37.7 x 7 cm
16 3/4 x 14 7/8 x 2 3/4 in
Lina Iris Viktor, Eleventh, 2018
Lina Iris Viktor
Eleventh
2018
Pure 24 carat gold, acrylic, ink, copolymer resin, print on matt canvas
127 x 165.1 cm
50 x 65 in
Lina Iris Viktor, Tenth, 2018
Lina Iris Viktor
Tenth
2018
Pure 24 carat gold, acrylic, ink, gouache, copolymer resin, print on cotton rag paper
101.6 x 132.1 cm
40 x 52 in
Lina Iris Viktor, Seventh, 2018
Lina Iris Viktor
Seventh
2018
Pure 24 carat gold, acrylic, ink, gouache, copolymer resin, print on cotton rag paper
101.6 x 132.1 cm
40 x 52 in
Lina Iris Viktor, Second, 2017-18
Lina Iris Viktor
Second
2017-18
Pure 24 carat gold, acrylic, ink, gouache, copolymer resin, print on cotton rag paper
101.6 x 132.1 cm
40 x 52 in
Lina Iris Viktor, No. II Still, you hold no claim here., 2016
Lina Iris Viktor
No. II Still, you hold no claim here.
2016
Acrylic, ink, print on cotton rag paper
25.9 x 21.6 cm
10 1/4 x 8 1/2 in
Lina Iris Viktor, Yaa Asantewaa, 2016
Lina Iris Viktor
Yaa Asantewaa
2016
Pure 24 carat gold, acrylic, gouache, print on matt canvas
101.6 x 132.1 cm
40 x 52 in
Lina Iris Viktor, IV. In Timelessness We Built Our Temple Black. Materia Prima, 2015-19
Lina Iris Viktor
IV. In Timelessness We Built Our Temple Black. Materia Prima
2015-19
Pure 24 carat gold, acrylic, copolymer resin, print on cotton rag paper
106.7 x 132.1 cm
42 x 52 in
Lina Iris Viktor, Syzygy, 2015
Lina Iris Viktor
Syzygy
2015
Pure 24 carat gold, acrylic, print on matt canvas
101.6 x 132.1 cm
40 x 52 in
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Exhibitions

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Lina Iris Viktor: Mythic Time / Tens of Thousands of Rememberings
Exhibitions

Lina Iris Viktor: Mythic Time / Tens of Thousands of Rememberings

A collaborative exhibition between Lina Iris Viktor and the Sir John Soane's Museum.
Lina Iris Viktor: Solar Angels & Lunar Lords
Exhibitions

Lina Iris Viktor: Solar Angels & Lunar Lords

Pilar Corrias presents a solo exhibition of new paintings, works on paper and sculptures by Lina Iris Viktor.
Let The Sunshine In
Exhibitions

Let The Sunshine In

Let The Sunshine In brings together propositions by a group of contemporary artists that reconsider the uncertainties of our future.
In the Black Fantastic
Exhibitions

In the Black Fantastic

Lina Iris Viktor and Sedrick Chisom are included in the group show at the Hayward Gallery, London.
Good as Gold — Fashioning Senegalese Women
Exhibitions

Good as Gold — Fashioning Senegalese Women

The North Carolina Museum of Art hosts a group exhibition featuring work by Lina Iris Viktor.
Lina Iris Viktor: Some Are Born to Endless Night – Dark Matter
Exhibitions

Lina Iris Viktor: Some Are Born to Endless Night – Dark Matter

The exhibition at Autograph, London marks Lina Iris Viktor’s first major solo exhibition in the UK.
Lina Iris Viktor: A Haven. A Hell. A Dream Deferred
Exhibitions

Lina Iris Viktor: A Haven. A Hell. A Dream Deferred

A solo exhibition by the artist at New Orleans Museum of Art.

Selected press

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Apollo

Lina Iris Viktor strikes gold at the Soane Museum

Apollo reviews Lina Iris Viktor's solo exhibition at the Sir John Soane's Museum.
10.9.2024
Financial Times | How To Spend It

The Financial Times highlights Lina Iris Viktor at the Sir John Soane's Museum

How To Spend It features Lina Iris Viktor at the Soane's Museum in their cultural fix for August.
31.7.2024
AnOther Magazine

Lina Iris Viktor, the Artist Redefining the Sir John Soane Museum’s Legacy

Lina Iris Viktor is interviewed on the occasion of solo exhibition Mythic Time / Tens of Thousands of Rememberings at...
23.7.2024
British Vogue

Lina Iris Viktor Brings Her Mythic Imaginings To Sir John Soane’s Museum

Hayley Maitland for British Vogue reviews Lina Iris Viktor's solo exhibition at the Sir John Soane's Museum.
16.7.2024
The Times

Lina Iris Viktor at the Sir John Soane's Museum features in The Times

The artist is captured in solo exhibition Mythic Time / Tens of Thousands of Rememberings by the News in Pictures.
10.7.2024
artnet

Lina Iris Viktor speaks to artnet ahead of two solo exhibitions opening in 2024

The artist speaks to Katie White ahead of solo exhibitions opening at Pilar Corrias and the Sir John Soane's Museum.
17.10.2023
The New York Times

Stepping Into the Expansive Worlds of Black Imagination

Charlotte Jansen reviews group exhibition In the Black Fantastic for The New York Times.
4.8.2022
The Art Newspaper

A Brush with... Lina Iris Viktor

Lina Iris Viktor is interviewed by Ben Luke for an episode of A brush with...
3.8.2022
The Standard

In the Black Fantastic at Hayward Gallery review: Unlikely to be a better show this year

Ben Luke gives five stars for In the Black Fantastic, featuring work by Sedrick Chisom and Lina Iris Viktor.
28.6.2022
Elephant

On the Cover: Lina Iris Viktor’s Expansive Image of Black History

The artist's painting Fourth features on the cover of the magazine's brand-new Autumn issue.
16.10.2020

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