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Karen Kilimnik
Karen Kilimnik (born 1955, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States) is an American painter and installation artist.
Life and work.
Karen traveled through much of the United States and Canada as a young child. She often spoke of Russell, Manitoba as being an inspiration for her later works. Karen Kilimnik studied at Temple University, Philadelphia.
Her installations reflected a young viewpoint of pop culture. An example of this work is her 1989 breakout "The Hellfire Club Episode of the Avengers",
Solo Exhibition", South London Gallery, London (July 2000)
- Basel Historical Museum, Basel, May to July 2005
- Fondazione Bevilacqua La Masa, (June to October 2005)
- "Karen Kilimnik: Fairy Battle" Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin (February 2003)
- "Karen Kilimnik", The Serpentine Gallery, London (February to April 2007)
- "Karen Kilimnik", The Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia, Philadelphia (April to August 2007), curated