Anna Livia Löwendahl-Atomic

Anna Livia Löwendahl-Atomic is a contemporary Swedish artist.

Anna Livia Löwendahl-Atomic
Born	1965 (age 59–60) Stockholm, Sweden
Nationality	Swedish
Alma mater	Chelsea College of Art and Design

Biography

Born in Stockholm in Sweden, Löwendahl-Atomic studied at the Chelsea College of Art and Design in London, graduating in 1995. She is best known for A Selection of Interesting Secrets from Various Stages in my Life, a conceptual artwork in which Löwendahl-Atomic sells her secrets one by one, the buyer having to sign a non-disclosure agreement to the effect that he or she can never reveal the secret to anyone.^[1] The work was exhibited at the Uppsala Art Museum in Sweden in 2000.^[2] Anna Livia has also exhibited with Decima gallery.

In 2003 a dispute over an alleged relationship between Löwendahl-Atomic's earlier work and a later work by another conceptual artist, Carey Young, shortlisted for the Beck's Futures prize arose. Young's contribution to the show was entitled Non-Disclosure Agreement. The exhibition sponsor had to sign a non-disclosure agreement promising not to tell about an art work by her which only he has seen. Young denied copying Löwendahl-Atomic's work.^[3]

Lowendahl-Atomic also uses the name Ana Dinextra for her work as a vocalist and lyricist. In 2007 she founded the Art rock band Where Everything Falls Out together with the Swedish composer Kenneth Cosimo. They have since started a collaboration with Graham Lewis, bassist and vocalist in the art combo Wire.

In 2009, Lowendahl-Atomic established The Muesum^[4] which she has installed in different locations around the world and is an ongoing project.