Born in 1970, Fia Backström is a Swedish artist based in New York. Her work underlines the parameters of format and the logic of display. Mimetic of its situation, her practice evades categorization and aesthetic synthesis alike, while fluidly reworking the signs for engagement. This spring, she organized an event at United Nations Plaza in Mexico City, where she performed Herd Instinct 360º. Her work has recently been shown in the Whitney Biennial 2008 and also at White Columns, New York; Marabouparken, Stockholm; The Kitchen, New York; and Andrew Kreps Gallery, New York. She has also published texts in magazines including Pacemaker, North Drive Press, Artforum and Art on Paper.