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A Moment of Trust, 2021
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Black Water, 2021
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Involuntary Disembarkation, 2021
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Lightness in Solid Black, 2021
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Meadow at Dusk, 2021
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Stallion Portrait with Missing Tack, 2021
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The Empty Arena and The Rider, 2021
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The Lake, 2021
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The Landing, 2021
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The Portrait, 2021
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The Show Jumper and The Horseless Rider, 2021
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The Stallion, 2021
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White Horse and the Lake, 2021
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White Horse with Fabric, 2021
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Fight Series No. 12 - No. 15, 2019
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The Rider Vol. 1
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Fight Series No. 4, 2019
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Fight Series No. 8, 2019
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Fight Series No. 1, 2019
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Fight Series No. 18 , 2019
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Fight Series No. 2, 2019
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Fight Series No. 22 A - No. 22 B, 2019
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Fight Series No. 21, 2019
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Fight Series No. 23 - 31, 2019
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Fight Series No. 3, 2019
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Fight Series No. 35, 2019
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Fight Series No. 7, 2019
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Fight Series No. 32, 2019
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Fight Series No. 36 A - No. 36 B, 2019
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Fight Series No. 5, 2019
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The Fictional Roadtrip, 2018
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The Duel, 2018
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The Fall, 2018
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She Could Have Been a Cowboy, 2018
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The Bath, 2018
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The Cowboy, 2018
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The Dancing Cowboy, 2018
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The Dress, 2018
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The Girl, 2018
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The Girl of Constant Sorrow, 2018
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The Motel Never Visited, 2018
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The Untraveled Suitcase, 2018
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Intermission, 2016
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The dead bird, 2016
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The Empty Pool, 2016
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The Backyard , 2014
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The Desert, 2014
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The Garden Hose , 2014
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The Pool House, 2014
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The Terrace, 2014
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The Receptionist, 2013
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The Reject, 2013
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The Roller Girl, 2013
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The Sleeper, 2013
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The Socialite , 2013
Anja Niemi (b. 1976, Norway) always works alone; placing herself within her own meticulous tableaux, she constructs fictional stories where she is both the author and the character.
In Darlene & Me (2014), Niemi plays the parts of two identical women living against the backdrop of a sparse, bleached house in the desert. The dualism in each performative photograph speaks clearly of the internal, and often opposing, voices we are all so attune with. In this way, as with all of her work, Niemi appeals to ideas that are innate to the human condition, rather than being confined to a personal mediation. And whilst her poetic narratives are wholly imagined (although frequently inspired by film and literature), they act as an intimate space to catalyse real conversations about identity, conformity and the relationship we have with ourselves.
Anja Niemi studied at the London College of Printing in Paris and Parsons School of Design in New York and has exhibited in galleries worldwide. Four monographs of her work have been published, Short Stories (Jane & Jeremy, 2016), The Woman Who Never Existed (Jane & Jeremy, 2017), She Could Have Been A Cowboy (Jane & Jeremy, 2018) and In Character (Thames & Hudson, 2019). Recent museum exhibitions include Fotografiska (Stockholm and Talinn), MAAT (Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology, Lisbon) and Des Moines Art Center (Iowa). Her work is part of various public and private collections.
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'Monochromatic'
Michael-Bailey Gates, Blommers & Schumm, Katie Burnett, Asger Carlsen, Inez & Vinoodh, Boris Eldagsen, Emile Gostelie, Nico Krijno, KYoung, Anja Niemi, Robin de Puy, Pacifico Silano, Scheltens & Abbenes, Christopher Smith, Eva Stenram, and Tereza Zelenkov 29 Apr - 10 Jun 2023A woman in a formal white gown glances sideways, her gaze steady and her expression neutral. A set of hands – the body to whom they belong cropped from the...Read more -
Galerie XII | Anja Niemi
'The Blow' & 'The Rider Vol. 1' 10 Sep - 25 Nov 2022Niemi always works alone. By placing herself within her own meticulous tableaux, she constructs fictional stories where she is both the author and the character. In her work, Niemi appeals...Read more -
'One of a Kind'
A 10-year anniversary show with unique pieces 3 Sep - 22 Oct 2022When, in 2012, Narda van 't Veer and Jasper Bode founded The Ravestijn Gallery, they were amongst the few galleries in the Netherlands who felt photography was more than simply...Read more -
Summershow: 'The Portrait'
Michael Bailey-Gates, Blommers & Schumm, Koos Breukel, Asger Carlsen, FakeShamus, Inez & Vinoodh, Anja Niemi, Robin de Puy, Pacifico Silano & Patrick Waterhouse. 25 Jun - 27 Aug 2022The human urge to immortalize its likeness is as old as the emergence of civilization: the Ancient Greek immortalized important figures in marble and stone, where Ancient Egyptian portraiture flourished...Read more -
Hasselblad Heroines | Anja Niemi
A CELEBRATION OF FEMALE PHOTOGRAPHERS 13 - 17 May 2022Hasselblad Heroines shines a light on talented female photographers from around the globe as they make their mark in the photographic industry. Through these spotlights, each Heroine shares their experiences...Read more -
'The Rider Vol. 1'
Anja Niemi 30 Oct 2021 - 8 Jan 2022The Rider Vol. 1 is an ideological progression from Anja Niemi's previous series The Blow (2019), in which a female boxer has the lead role. The Blow is an allegory...Read more -
Summershow: 'The Salon Show'
in collaboration with Ingeborg Ravestijn Antiques and The Wunderkammer 13 Jun - 22 Aug 2020The Ravestijn Gallery is pleased to announce The Salon Show, created in collaboration with Ingeborg Ravestijn Antiques and The Wunderkammer. The exhibition will show over 80 works from (all) represented and affiliated artists, hung...Read more -
'The Blow'
Anja Niemi 14 Dec 2019 - 18 Jan 2020At first glance, Anja Niemi’s new work shows an unaccompanied woman, dressed in black and with a face that is always turned, driving to a solitary house in the desert....Read more -
'She could have been a Cowboy'
Anja Niemi 8 Sep - 27 Oct 2018Suppose I were to tell you about this cowboy who’s not really a cowboy, not in the regular sense of the term, not in the sense that she drives cattle,...Read more -
'The Woman Who Never Existed'
Anja Niemi 4 - 27 May 2017The Woman Who Never Existed by Anja Niemi was inspired by the words of the pioneering Italian actress Eleonora Duse. Eleonora worked the international theatre stage alongside Sara Bernhardt in...Read more -
'Darlene & Me'
Anja Niemi 15 Jan - 10 May 2015In her series Darlene & Me Norwegian photographer Anja Niemi explores the relationship we have with ourselves. The idea behind the series was born when Niemi happened to find a...Read more -
Anja Niemi
'Starlets' 4 - 29 Jun 2013The Ravestijn Gallery proudly presented Anja Niemi Starlets from 4-29 June 2013. This follows hot on the heels of her critically acclaimed and commercially successful show Do Not Disturb. In...Read more -
Anja Niemi
'Do not disturb' 27 Mar - 21 Apr 2012The images continue the artist's relationship with interiors, this time hotel rooms. “I merge myself into the interior of rooms” Niemi has said in regard to some of her earlier...Read more
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Paris Photo 2021
Group presentation Anja Niemi, Michael Bailey-Gates, Inez & Vinoodh and Patrick Waterhouse 11 - 14 Nov 2021During Paris Photo 2021 The Ravestijn Gallery presents 4 artists in the online viewing room: Inez & Vinoodh (US), Patrick Waterhouse (UK), Michael Bailey-Gates (US)...Read more -
Photo Basel 2019
Duo Presentation Cortis & Sonderegger / Anja Niemi 13 - 16 Jun 2019The Ravestijn Gallery returned to Basel for the fifth edition of Photo Basel showing Norwegian artist Anja Niemi and the Swiss artistduo Cortis & Sonderegger...Read more
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'The Rider Vol. I'
by Anja Niemi Anja Niemi, 2021Special BoxRead more
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'The Blow' signed and boxed card set
by Anja Niemi Signed and boxed cardset / 200 piecesCardset, 28 pagesRead more
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'In Character'
by Anja Niemi Hardcover / First editionHardcover, 240 pagesRead more
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Dimensions: 19 x 23 cm
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Exhibition Review: 'Monochromatic'
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Art of Solitude
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In Conversation With Anja Niemi
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Incredible Women: Hasselblad's Heroins Of 2021
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FD Persoonlijk: The Ravestijn Gallery galerie in Amsterdam
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Musée Magazine
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SIRP
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The Spaces
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Anja Niemi: In Character
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The Doyennes
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Fotografiska Video
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Tatler
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The RPS Journal
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The Guardian
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The Eye Of Photography
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FD Persoonlijk
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VERK.
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Hunger Magazine 'Anja Niemi'
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Pibe Magazine 'Anja Niemi'
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Intimate Universal Messages
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VICE
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Metal
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