Fiona Banner aka The Vanity Press RA (b. 1966)
Fiona Banner often works under the moniker of The Vanity Press. She established the imprint in 1997, with her seminal book The Nam. Since then she has published many works, some in the form of books, some sculptural, some performance based. In 2009 she issued herself an ISBN number and registered herself as a publication under her own name. Humour, conflict and language are at the core of her work.
She first became known for her “wordscapes” – often heroically proportioned works that capture in her own words films, from war blockbusters to porn. She often works with the “nude”, transcribing the human form into category-defying prose. Sometimes she repurposes military aircraft to brutal, sensual, and comedic ends.
She is the Royal Academy’s Professor of Perspective.
Profile
Born: 1966 in Merseyside
Nationality: British
Elected RA: 12 December 2017
Professor of Perspective: 2020 - 2024
Gender: Female
Visit Fiona Banner aka The Vanity Press RA (b. 1966)'s website
Preferred media: Sculpture
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Gallery
![Fiona Banner RA aka The Vanity Press, The NAM Room]()
Fiona Banner RA aka The Vanity Press, The NAM Room, 2015.
![Fiona Banner RA aka The Vanity Press, Phantom]()
Fiona Banner RA aka The Vanity Press, Phantom, 2015.
![Fiona Banner RA aka The Vanity Press, Black Hawk Down]()
Fiona Banner RA aka The Vanity Press, Black Hawk Down.
![Fiona Banner RA aka The Vanity Press, Nose Art]()
Fiona Banner RA aka The Vanity Press, Nose Art, 2016.
![Fiona Banner RA aka The Vanity Press, Runway Poem]()
Fiona Banner RA aka The Vanity Press, Runway Poem, 2017.
![Fiona Banner RA aka The Vanity Press, Agent Provocateur]()
Fiona Banner RA aka The Vanity Press, Agent Provocateur, 2015.
![Fiona Banner RA aka The Vanity Press, Spine]()
Fiona Banner RA aka The Vanity Press, Spine, 2017.
![Fiona Banner RA aka The Vanity Press, Breathing Bag]()
Fiona Banner RA aka The Vanity Press, Breathing Bag, 2015.
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Selected CV
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Recent exhibitions
2017 Runway AW17, De Pont Museum, Tilburg, Netherlands
2016 Buoys Boys, De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill, UK
2015-16 Scroll Down And Keep Scrolling, Ikon Gallery, Birmingham, UK; Kunsthalle Nuremberg, Germany
2014 Wp Wp Wp, Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Wakefield
2010 Harrier and Jaguar, Tate Britain Duveens Commission 2010, Tate Britain, London
2002 Turner Prize Exhibition -
Selected collections
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Museum of Modern Art, New York
National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa
Philadelphia Museum
Tate Gallery, London
Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven
Walker Art Gallery, Minneapolis
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Associated books
6 results
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Fiona Banner aka The Vanity Press RA
Heart of darkness / a project by Fiona Banner - London: 2015
18/1078
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Fiona Banner aka The Vanity Press RA
Font Book - London; Port Colborne (Canada); North Vancouver (Canada): 2016
18/2192
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Fiona Banner aka The Vanity Press RA
ISBN 978-1-907118-98-2 - [London]: 2010
18/2187
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Fiona Banner aka The Vanity Press RA
The Nam - London: 1997
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