Lilibeth Cuenca Rasmussen (born 27 December 1970 in

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, Philippines), is a Danish

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and

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Early life and education

Lilibeth Cuenca Rasmussen grow up in Manila and, from the age of eight, in Stevns, Denmark. She studied at the

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from 1996-2002 and has been guest lecturer at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts and at ''Det Fynske Kunstakademi'' (the Art Academy of Funen) in

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in Denmark.

Work

In her art, Rasmussen is primarily exploring socio-cultural relationships, often with her dual Danish and Filipino cultural backgrounds as the vantage point. Her first solo exhibition, ''Family show'', was held in 2000 at the Akershus Kunstsenter at

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in Norway. Her video piece ''Absolute Exotic'' was included in the 2007 traveling exhibition ''Global Feminisms,'' organized by the

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at the

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. In 2008 she was awarded the

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. She participated in the 2011

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in the Danish pavilion with ''Afghan Hound'': four songs on video plus a live performance. In 2018, Rasmussen participated in Art Basel Hong Kong. Also in 2018, Rasmussen created ''Tow with the Flow'' after being commissioned by ART 2030 to create a performance with the subject of sustainable consumption. In 2019, ''Tow with the Flow'' was included in the

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in Florida. In 2022 through early 2023, the

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exhibited Rasmussen's ''I am Not What You See.'' In 2017, Rasmussen served on the selection committee that chose

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to represent Denmark in

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Personal life

Lilibeth Cuenca Rasmussen lives in

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Bibliography

*''Lilibeth Cuenca Rasmussen'', Revolver Publishing by VVV, Berlin 2010,

Awards

*2008

References

External links

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Lilibeth Cuenca Rasmussen reenacting Shigeko Kobuta's 1965 performance ''Vagina Painting'' at the Renwick Gallery in New York, 2008

Lilibeth Cuenca Rasmussen lecturing at the Brooklyn Museum in New York, March 2007
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cuenca Rasmussen, Lilibeth 1970 births Living people 20th-century Danish women artists 20th-century Danish artists 21st-century Danish women artists Danish performance artists Women performance artists Recipients of the Eckersberg Medal Danish contemporary artists Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts alumni Artists from Manila