Makonde linde biography sample
Makonde Linde (Sweden, , whose performance Painful Cake went viral in ) and Sandra Mujinga (Norway, )..
Makode Linde
Swedish artist, musician and DJ (born )
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Makode Linde | |
Born | () 28 June (age43) Stockholm, Sweden |
Occupation(s) | Artist, activist |
Makode Alexander Joel Linde (born 28 June ) is a Swedish artist, musician and DJ.[1] He became internationally known for his controversial art piece Painful Cake,which he created in Stockholm in
Early life
Linde was born in an artistic family.
His father was a musician and his mother played in children's theatre works.
“I think a nationality is your origin, and where you are from.
He is fifth in a family of six children.[2] Linde studied art at Konstfack, California College of the Arts and Royal Institute of Art.[2]
Early work
In , he was a co-organizer for a club at the bar F12 in Stockholm where he performed as a magician using live chickens after painting them different colours.[3] He was reported and charged with animal cruelty which led to a trial.
He was later acquitted. In he was commissioned to decora